Of great interest to the student of Boinng culture is the effect that a single character in one film by the late great Jim Henson has had on the planet's development. It's surely no surprise to find the Muppets high on any list of theological influences; but what is striking here is the revelation that it was not the sage musings of Kermit, or perhaps the esteemed writings of the idiot-savante Beaker, that have formed one of the pillars of the Boinngian belief system. Instead, it is the utterances of a non-muppet, whose ideals were given exposure during an all too brief appearance in the seminal 1984 art-house experiment "The Muppets Take Manhattan".

The film itself is, of course, a tremendous achievement. Breathtaking in it's scope, the scenes between Kermit and Miss Piggy alone have electrified audiences for generations. But to the people of Boinng, all this is to nothing, in comparison to the three simple, devastatingly truthful words which burst without warning from the greek chef half way through the epic. Taken into the confidence of the tragic hero (played with passion by the masterful Kermit), his soliloquoy thunders with resonance. The answer Kermit is searching for is staring him in the gills; it is, of course, that Peoples is Peoples.

Peoples is peoples. In fact, as the chef explains, peoples is peoples is peoples. Is peoples. To sum up then, peoples is peoples is peoples is peoples is peoples is peoples and peoples, more importantly, is peoples is peoples.

To the unitiated, we say sit down, mull this over. Think this through. You can't help but realise, in time, not only the absolute truth in this statement but the awesome power it contains; what need for war, misunderstanding, mistrust or prejudice of any kind when universality such as this is recognised. Such is the cornerstone of Boinng philosophy; and truly, we owe it all to Jim Henson.