People Are Calling Elmo Petty For His 2025 "Ins And Outs" List

Matt Stopera
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2024 was a tough year on social media for Elmo, where he was often cyberbullied within an inch of his life.

Elmo sits on a stool in front of a house with the number 123, waving and smiling warmly
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There was the time he asked the simple question: "How is everybody doing?"

Twitter: @elmo

And then everyone trauma dumped on him.

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There was the time he tweeted about successfully counting to 20:

Twitter: @elmo

And people tore him the hell up.

Comment joking about a character being 3.5 years old for 44 years, suggesting they should have learned to count to 20 by now
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And now, it looks like Elmo started 2025 on a more spicy note.

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He posted this "Ins and Outs" list that is getting a lot of attention:

Twitter: @elmo

As you can see, rocks are out.

Person holding a rough piece of rock in an outdoor setting
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In case you didn't know, Elmo has had quite a historical beef with rocks, like there is a 6-minute long compilation on YouTube about it.

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His distaste of rocks has divided people.

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Some people are loving this side of Elmo.

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"Elmo said being a hater is in for 2025," one person said.

Twitter: @destryevrything

"Keep hating Elmo, heep hatin'." another person said.

Twitter: @chungswag

And this person said, point-blank, "Drag that bitch, Elmo."

Twitter: @Zach_Team

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But not everyone is into the rock hate!

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"This is disturbingly anti-rock," one person said.

Twitter: @Dchinni

"A loss for geology lovers," another person pointed out.

Twitter: @NotNewtNewt

And this person said they are "at war" with Elmo in 2025.

Twitter: @RealTomBentley

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Unfortunately, it seems like Elmo being divisive is in for 2025.

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That puppet can't win.

Twitter: @thecryolite