<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Jumped The Snark]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://jumpedthesnark.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[skeim01]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://jumpedthesnark.com/author/skeim01/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Muppet Monday: VoluntEar Video and Peoples is&nbsp;Peoples]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Only two Mondays into 2010 and things are already shaping up for the Muppets in the new decade.  When we decided to institute Muppet Mondays we feared that we wouldn&#8217;t have enough material each week, or at least enough relevant material.  But with Disney making the <a href="http://jumpedthesnark.com/2009/12/28/muppet-monday-how-the-muppets-are-already-improving-your-2010-and-why-even-disney-knows-that-kermit-is-superior-to-mickey/" target="_blank">Muppets the face</a> of their new <a href="http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/disneyparks/en_US/WhatWillYouCelebrate/index?name=Give-A-Day-Get-A-Disney-Day" target="_blank">volunteerism initiative</a>, it seems like there&#8217;s a new Muppet story every day, and certainly no lack of content for Muppet Mondays.  So thanks, Disney!  And keep it up!</p>
<p>Speaking of Disney and Volunteerism, Disney was nice enough to post some <a href="http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/01/first-look-rehearsal-video-of-kermit-and-miss-piggy-in-disney%E2%80%99s-honorary-voluntears-cavalcade/" target="_blank">rehearsal video</a> of the new &#8220;Honorary VoluntEars Calvacade,&#8221; which, of course, stars Kermit and Miss Piggy (and, somewhat surprisingly, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDm0ZOpGy1o" target="_blank">Sweetums</a>).  I was fortunate enough to get down to Disneyland <a href="http://jumpedthesnark.com/2009/12/15/muppet-monday/" target="_blank">last month</a>, but it looks like I&#8217;ll have to make another trip (pilgrimage?).</p>
<p>However, while I previously emphasized the abundance of current Muppet news, I think for today we&#8217;ll highlight a classic clip, Pete&#8217;s insightful words of wisdom from <em>The Muppets Take Manhattan</em>:</p>
<span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class='youtube-player' width='640' height='360' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/KQgfgB-vgT0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;' sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation'></iframe></span>
<p>Really makes you think, no?</p>
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