You'll 'whimper and whine' too if you are fed the same song ad nauseum...

Sesame Street as a device of torture? Yup, it seems that Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib prisoners were subjected to endless repetitions -- played loudly -- of songs, including those from Sesame Street.

Here's one online report, with a cute (suitably "threatening") pic too!

http://www.hollywood.com/news/Torture_Me_Elmo_Sesame_Street_Songs_Reportedly_Used_To_Crack_Gitmo_Detainees/29249090

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I guess it leaves me, as a parent, to proffer my apologies to my two girls -- now grown and married -- for subjecting them to the "torture" of having to watch endless video-taped repeats of Sesame Street and Electric Company.

But... wait a minute! I think it was the other way around. We, the parents had to video-tape the programmes at their insistence. And they liked watching the episodes ad nauseum, with the TV volume turned on loud.

Yes, I suffered from "Shaken Parent Syndrome".

And one particular Electric Company song, Whimper and Whine, was "requested" (no, demanded!) by the guilty one over and over again, so much so that I can never shake off the tune, ever.

http://theelectriccompany.tripod.com/n69.htm

So, girls, say sorry when you've seen this blog entry.

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Anyway, if a whimpering, whinny torture device is ever needed, for whatever occasion, here's my recommendation...

http://canined.com/dogs/de/young-beagle-puppies-whimpering-and-whining-youtube-video/