Hacked Elmo Account Posts Antisemitic Messages
'How am I supposed to explain to my child that Elmo doesn't use two-factor authorization?' Colton Horn, Rottweiler Advocate
'I still haven't forgiven him for the hateful comments he made about the letter 'G.'' Paolo Ferreira, Margarita Innovator
'I still remember when Bananas In Pajamas denied the Armenian Genocide.' Bella Tucker, Fruit Photographer
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