Big Bird, backmost earlier he became small. Credit: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images
There is an ongoing nationalist nightmare and not capable group are talking astir it. Big Bird is now small. Tiny, even. I repeat: Big Bird is small. The horror.
How did this begin? We do not afloat know. But Big Bird, seemingly retired of nowhere, posted connected X (formerly Twitter) that he was mini — arsenic if he woke up that measurement 1 day. Suddenly, his 8'2" framework shrunk to insect size. And we're conscionable expected to spell connected surviving our lives? In this changed world?
This was nan first post, from Wednesday.
Tweet whitethorn person been deletedFrom there, nan relationship for Big Bird has posted many times astir being small. And being stuck successful his new, mini size.
Big Bird seemed to grapple pinch his very identity. Frankly, nan posts consciousness for illustration cosmic horror.
Tweet whitethorn person been deletedHas his caller size rendered him invisible to his loved ones? Has our beloved elephantine vertebrate been condemned to a life haunting what erstwhile was?
Tweet whitethorn person been deletedYour screams will autumn connected deaf ears, bird. There will beryllium nary playing immoderate longer.
Tweet whitethorn person been deletedOK, truthful clearly, this is immoderate benignant of trading stunt. To what extremity is unclear. But it has worked. The net has been joking astir Big Bird's shrunkenness.
This article, for instance, has negated immoderate folks' worries.
Tweet whitethorn person been deletedOthers joked astir really stressed they were.
Tweet whitethorn person been deleted Tweet whitethorn person been deleted Tweet whitethorn person been deletedI don't cognize if this makes maine a bad personification but this joke made maine laughter very hard.
Tweet whitethorn person been deletedThis one, too.
Tweet whitethorn person been deletedAnd each of these.
Tweet whitethorn person been deleted Tweet whitethorn person been deleted Tweet whitethorn person been deletedAs of this penning this dire business has not been remedied. Big Bird remains small, arsenic acold arsenic we know. The scary continues unabated. But possibly soon he will return to his afloat size and each will beryllium correct pinch nan world.
Tim Marcin is simply a civilization newsman astatine Mashable, wherever he writes astir food, fitness, weird worldly connected nan internet, and, well, conscionable astir thing else. You tin find him posting endlessly astir Buffalo wings connected Twitter astatine @timmarcin.
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