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Dancing Muppets Tackle Goldman Sachs

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 14: Muppet Kermit the Frog appears November 14, 2003, at Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle in New York City. (Photo by Lawrence Lucier/Getty Images) Unfortunately, Kermit sat this one out

Greg Smith's viral Goldman Sachs resignation op-ed sparked a veritable meme barrage — not to mention a potential book deal. Now, with the help of the inimitable Felix Salmon, Professor Frank Partnoy, and a few felt friends, we may have a parodic winner. This Avenue Q-style number lampoons the Oscar-winning song "Man or Muppet" with two mournful singing client-muppets, pockets stuffed with cash. "Am I a client or a muppet?" is the question. In the end, there's a nice denouement; but we wouldn't want to give it away.

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Photo: Lawrence Lucier/Getty Images