Little Monster never received the money, and social media can claim credit for outing the villain.

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Quiroz-Lopez was dressed as the Cookie Monster character to make money by posing for photos with passersby, according to police, who added that there was no connection between the man and the TV series "Sesame Street, " which counts Cookie Monster among its characters.

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Not a large one, hollowed out by monster machinery, just a minor pit that a farmer must have made some money from years before.

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"We suggested that he give us some money rather than throwing it all away on his spoiled daughter so she can live in this enormous monster of a house, " she said.

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At movie box offices over this last weekend, the new comedy "Monster-in-Law, " starring Jane Fonda and Jennifer Lopez, brought in the most money.

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If it wasn't already perfectly clear by now that Monster Cable's cables aren't really worth the price (or any price above the cost of a coat-hanger), and that they're only using those bloated markups to perpetuate their reputation as money-grubbing lawsuit-happy snakeoil peddlers, we'd call your attention to their latest target: Monster Mini Golf, a chain of glow-in-the-dark mini-golf courses based out of Rhode Island.

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