Anna Trupiano is a first-grade teacher at a school that serves deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing students from birth through eighth grade.
Along with teaching the standard curriculum, Trupiano helps her students navigate a world that often overlooks the needs of the hard-of-hearing.
Recently, Trupiano had to teach her students about a rather personal topic: passing gas in public.
A six-year-old child farted so loud in class that some of their classmates began to laugh. The child was surprised by their reaction because they didn’t know farts make a sound. This created a wonderful and funny teaching moment for Trupiano.
Trupiano shared the amusing conversation on Facebook.
via Facebook/Anna Trupiano. | The discerning listener.
While the discussion Trupiano had with her students was funny, it points to a serious problem faced by the deaf community. “I know it started with farts, but the real issue is that many of my students aren’t able to learn about these things at home or from their peers because they don’t have the same linguistic access,” she told GOOD.
“So many of my students don’t have families who can sign well enough to explain so many things it’s incredibly isolating for these kids,” she continued.
Trupiano hopes her funny story about bodily functions will inspire others to become more involved with the deaf community by learning sign language.
“I would love to see a world where my students can learn about anything from anyone they interact with during their day,” she told GOOD. “Whether that means learning about the solar system, the candy options at a store, or even farts, it would be so great for them to have that language access anywhere they go.”
Medical procedures are usually a source of anxiety, but for many people, the most memorable part happens when the surgery is over. Recovery from anesthesia is famously disorienting, often leading to reactions that are as confusing as they are hilarious. A TikTok user named Ashley, known as @usernamecoxo0, is currently the center of a viral conversation after a video of her post-surgery recovery was posted on January 23, 2026.
Ashley had just undergone tonsil surgery. However, as the anesthesia began to wear off, she did not wake up concerned about her throat. Instead, she began crying profusely. In the video, someone off-camera asks what is wrong. Ashley laments that she is upset because the doctors did not give her a Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL), a cosmetic surgery used to add volume to the buttocks.
When the person filming explains that she was there for a tonsillectomy, Ashley continues to cry. “Why didn’t I get a BBL? I was right here. I wanted a BBL,” she says. The person behind the camera struggles to keep from laughing while consoling her with a gentle, “I know, honey, it’s okay.” Ashley later captioned the video by saying she “told everyone they forgot to give me a BBL.”
This kind of behavior might seem bizarre, but there is a clear medical explanation for it. According to a 2008 study published in ScienceDirect, anesthesia can lead to what is known as postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) in some adults. This condition temporarily affects memory and cognition. As the medication gradually leaves the system, the brain can take quite a while to catch up to reality, making it difficult for patients to understand where they are or what has actually happened to them.
Brain fog after surgery? Word-finding issues? It’s not “normal.” And it’s not always fully reversible. It’s postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD). POCD is very common (especially when neurocognition is viewed as a spectrum) – even in elective cosmetic surgery… yet almost no one is talking about it. ? I care deeply about your brain! POCD is a neuroinflammatory condition at its core. It is triggered by anesthetic agents themselves (certain ones more commonly), surgical stress, and even to some degree your body’s total inflammatory burden (which can in turn affect neuroinflammation). So I focused on what my non-negotiables were from a safety, neurocognitive, recovery, and of course results standpoint. I then rebuilt my entire anesthesia infrastructure and fortified my recovery protocol with a focus minimizing POCD risk: ❌No general anesthesia. ❌No opioids. ❌No benzodiazepines. All of these have been linked to increased neuroinflammation and long-term CNS ? disruption = POCD. During my optimized recovery protocol, I treat both the systemic and specific neuroinflammation – minimizing POCD risk and enhancing the overall recovery from both a timing and a results standpoint! That optimized recovery protocol includes: Photobiomodulation + NAD+ to support mitochondrial health and neuroplasticity (via brain derived neurotropic factor, BDNF, more on this later) ?️IV antioxidants + Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy to temper acute inflammation and target oxidation via elimination of reactive oxygen species (ROS) – these accelerate neuronal recovery ?Ketones to decrease neuroinflammation and enhance the stress resilience of neurons in the brain ? (listen to my upcoming podcast with @dominic.dagostino.kt for a deep discussion here) After all… This is an elective cosmetic procedure. You should come out of it looking incredible – while feeling (and thinking) incredible too! This is the Next Level, welcome to it ?? Part 2 coming soon… #POCD#anesthesia#drchesnut#nextlevelrecovery#brainhealth#cosmeticsurgery
Ashley is far from alone in her post-op confusion. Her video triggered a wave of similar stories from people who woke up with very different expectations. One user, @AC, shared that as a C-section mother, she found herself “wondering why they didn’t do a tummy tuck too. They’re literally already right there!”
Another user, @Keepingupwithmatt&vi, recalled a moment that nearly caused a rift in her marriage while she was under the influence of recovery meds. “I told my husband the taco man made the best tacos, and I wanted to live with him in the taco truck,” she wrote, adding that her hunger after fasting for surgery likely played a role in her choice of words.
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Sometimes, the confusion goes even deeper than food or cosmetic surgery. In a similar story, a mother named Belle Blake woke up from a procedure and was completely shocked to learn that she was a parent. Her husband captured her reaction as she realized she had “four babies.” She was particularly surprised to find out that she had an eight-year-old son and a daughter named Daphne. While riding home, she repeatedly told her husband she felt like she had “won the lottery” after discovering she had a family that loved her.
For more videos, you can follow @usernamecoxo0 on TikTok.
This article originally appeared earlier this year.
The artists and crew behind the ‘The Muppet Show,’ including Muppet creator Jim Henson, third from right in the front row, gather for the camera. – Photo credit: Nancy Moran/Sygma via Getty Images
A variety show that’s still revered for its absurdist, slapstick humor debuted 50 years ago. It starred an irreverent band of characters made of foam and fleece.
Long after “The Muppet Show”‘s original 120-episode run ended in 1981, the legend and legacy of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo and other creations concocted by puppeteer and TV producer Jim Henson have kept on growing. Thanks to the Muppets’ film franchise and the wonders of YouTube, the wacky gang is still delighting, and expanding, its fan base.
As a scholar of popular culture, I believe that the Muppets’ reign, which began in the 1950s, has helped shape global culture, including educational television. Along the way, the puppets and the people who bring them to life have earned billions in revenue.
Kermit’s origin story
Muppets, a portmanteau of marionette and puppet, first appeared on TV in the Washington, D.C., region in 1955, when Henson created a short sketch show called “Sam and Friends” with his future wife, Jane Nebel.
Henson’s creations were soon popping up in segments on other TV shows, including “Today” and late-night programs. Rowlf the Dog appeared in Canadian dog food commercials before joining “The Jimmy Dean Show” as the host’s sidekick.
As Rowlf and Kermit made the rounds on variety shows, journalist Joan Ganz Cooney and psychologist Lloyd Morrisett were creating a new educational program. They invited Henson to provide a Muppet ensemble for the show.
Henson waived his performance fee to maintain rights over the characters who became the most famous residents of “Sesame Street.” The likes of Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster and Big Bird were joined by Kermit who, by the time the show premiered in 1969, was identified as a frog.
When “Sesame Street” became a hit, Henson worried that his Muppets would be typecast as children’s entertainment. Another groundbreaking show, aimed at young adults, offered him a chance to avoid that.
“Saturday Night Live’s” debut on NBC in 1975 – when the show was called “Saturday Night” – included a segment called “The Land of Gorch,” in which Henson’s grotesque creatures drank, smoked and cracked crass jokes.
“The Land of Gorch” segments ended after “Saturday Night Live’s” first season.
Miss Piggy gets her closeup
“The Muppet Show” was years in the making. ABC eventually aired two TV specials in 1974 and 1975 that were meant to be pilots for a U.S.-produced “Muppet Show.”
After no American network picked up his quirky series, Henson partnered with British entertainment entrepreneur Lew Grade to produce a series for ATV, a British network, that featured Kermit and other Muppets. The new ensemble included Fozzie Bear, Animal and Miss Piggy – Muppets originally performed by frequent Henson collaborator Frank Oz.
“The Muppet Show” parodied variety shows on which Henson had appeared. Connections he’d made along the way paid off: Many celebrities he met on those shows’ sets would guest star on “The Muppet Show,” including everyone from Rita Moreno and Lena Horne to Joan Baez and Johnny Cash.
While his TV show was on the air, Henson worked on the franchise’s first film, “The Muppet Movie.” The road film, released in 1979, was another hit: It earned more than US$76 million at the box office.
“The Muppet Movie” garnered two Academy Award nominations for its music, including best song for “Rainbow Connection.” It won a Grammy for best album for children.
The cast of “The Muppet Show” and the three films took a break from Hollywood while Henson focused on “Fraggle Rock,” a TV show for kids that aired from 1983-1987 on HBO.
Like Henson’s other productions, “Fraggle Rock” featured absurdist humor – but its puppets aren’t considered part of the standard Muppets gang. This co-production between Henson, Canadian Broadcast Corporation and British producers was aimed at international markets.
The quickly conglomerating media industry led Henson to consider corporate partnerships to assist with his goal of further expanding the Muppet media universe.
In August 1989, he negotiated a deal with Michael Eisner of Disney who announced at Disney-MGM Studios an agreement in principle to acquire The Muppets, with Henson maintaining ownership of the “Sesame Street” characters.
The announcement also included plans to open Muppet-themed attractions at Disney parks.
In 2000, the Henson family sold the Muppet properties to German media company EM.TV & Merchandising AG for $680 million. That company ran into financial trouble soon after, then sold the Sesame Street characters to Sesame Workshop for $180 million in late 2000. The Jim Henson Company bought back the remaining Muppet properties for $84 million in 2003.
Disney continued to produce Muppet content, including “The Muppet’s Wizard of Oz” in 2005. Its biggest success came with the 2011 film “The Muppets,” which earned over $165 million at the box office and won the Oscar for best original song “Man or Muppet.”
“Muppets Most Wanted,” released in 2014, earned another $80 million worldwide, bringing total global box office receipts to over $458 million across eight theatrical Muppets movies.
That cast of characters made of felt and foam continue to entertain fans of all ages. Although many people remain nostalgic over “The Muppet Show,” two prior efforts to reboot the show provedshort-lived.
But when Disney airs its “The Muppet Show” anniversary special on Feb. 4, 2026, maybe more people will get hooked as Disney looks to reboot the series.
People share the crazy stuff they've been told by random kids. – Photo credit: Canva, Serhii Yevdokymov (left, cropped) / Sorapop Udomsri (right, cropped)
We all seem to know at least one kid with zero filter. There’s something hilarious about that naive innocence—the youth often seem to be living in different worlds where the social rules are, let’s say, more flexible. And on that note, what’s the most startlingly funny thing a random child has ever said to you? That’s the central premise of a recent Reddit thread, where grown adults looked back at the most “unexpectedly” amusing exchanges they’ve had with kids.
The OP kicked things off with a classic, recalling how they were blindsided by a bizarre one-liner while standing in line at the bakery. “A little kid (maybe 5) suddenly turned around, looked me dead in the eyes, and said, very seriously, ‘You look like someone who eats the icing first.’ I have no idea what that means. Is it an insult? A personality assessment? A prophecy?”
“His mom apologized and said he has been ‘evaluating people’ lately, which somehow raised even more questions,” they continued. “Evaluating them for what? Cake-related crimes? Hidden frosting habits? I spent the rest of the day wondering what vibe I radiate that made a tiny human decide I am the kind of person who attacks the icing before the cake. And the worst part is that he is right. I do exactly that. Anyway it made my whole day. Kids are tiny unfiltered comedians.”
It’s hard to top that one, but here are 10 more contenders from the Reddit thread.
Some weird and cringe-inducing kid lines focused on appearance
Inevitably, in many of the responses, the kids focused on people’s appearance.
“So I work as a piano teacher, and one day this little boy came into his lesson and paused for a bit, and then said…'[A]re you a mom or a kid? Mind you, I’m not married and I have no children And obviously, these were the only two options: mom or kid. So I responded that I was a ‘really, really big kid.’ And he paused for another minute, and he was like, “Does anyone else here know that you are a kid?’ And I said, ‘Some people, but not everyone. Can I trust you with this information?’ And he did the whole ‘lips are sealed throw away the key’ motion. It was perfect. And when the lesson ended, he said, ‘Don’t worry, I won’t tell my mom, so you can keep being my piano teacher.’
“I was walking into the library and a mom and very young daughter were coming out. The daughter comes to a rapid halt and points at me, ‘Whoa! That looks like my daddy!’ Poor Mom looked absolutely mortified…”
“I wore a leather jacket that had fringe on it to a family dinner. Kids were playing outside, and when I got out of my car, one of the kids said to me, ‘I didn’t know you were a cowgirl.’ Of course I replied, ‘You didn’t?’ Then they all went back to playing.”
“I was riding the elevator with a very pregnant mom and son about 4 yrs old. He looked at my big belly and asked if I was going to have a baby too. I said, ‘No, I’m just fat.’ He smiled knowingly and said, ‘Well, maybe next year.’”
“I jogged past this father his very young little daughter around the high school track. I saw her look at me, and I said ‘hi.’ She turned to her Dad and said ‘What a strange man.’ I was like 30 at the time and in the [best] shape of my life. Feeling the best looking i’ve ever been before then or since. Yet to this day I wonder ‘Why did she say that?’ Lol”
Other strange interactions with random kids
“Not directly to me, but I was in the restroom at Target years ago, and I heard a kid complaining about the smell. His mom said to close his nose and he wouldn’t smell it, and he said he still could, through his eyes. She asked how, and he said, dripping with disdain and impatience at her ignorance, ‘Because they’re magic eyes.’”
“That my breath smelled like ham. It was funny but am still to this day insulted.”
“Photographing baseball kids’ portraits, I tell the one kid to slightly drop his chin … he looks at me in a confused way: ‘I can’t. It’s just there.’”
“My bff had her 6 mth old in the grocery cart and her 4 yo was walking next to the buggy. Poor stocker kid made the mistake of trying to be funny…did not end up that way. Stocker saw the baby chewing on the handle due to teething. Stocker guy asked my friend is she ever fed the baby because he looked hungry. The 4yo got very indignant at the question, put his hands on his hips, and replied, ‘Yes, she does feed him! She feeds him her boobie, and it tastes bad too!!!”
“One time in a restaurant I said to my kid something along the lines of ‘master of pickles’ while talking about a huge pickle on my plate, and he yelled out into the room, ‘THIS IS MASTER BACON.’ He didn’t know how to pronounce things clearly yet, and it didn’t sound quite right.”
What parents can say to rude children
Clearly most of these comments are puzzling, at worst. But some of them do cross the line into being offensive, and if you’re the parent of the kid in question, what’s the best tactic in shutting down rudeness? Dr. Becky Kennedy, a clinical psychologist popular on social media and founder of Good Inside, shared three simple responses to help keep such behavior at bay. “[W]e know if we give rudeness back to our kid, they are just going to give more rudeness back to us,” she said. “That is so ineffective, and we have to be the adult.”
