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Separated at birth? Waldorf from The Muppet Show and astronautics pioneer Hermann Oberth

Posted on August 20, 2012 at 2:36 pm.

Written by frasermacdonald

Hermann Oberth, ‘father of rocketry’ ………………….Waldorf, balcony-dwelling heckler on The Muppets

Tags: grumpy chops, Hermann Oberth, rockets, The Muppets, Waldorf

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