Everyone is very confused about Google's new parent company, Alphabet

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Max Knoblauch
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Well, the dust has settled on the news of Alphabet becoming the new parent company of Google, and the general consensus from the Internet seems to be: What the hell is happening?

Sesame Street jokes seem to have an early lead on Twitter as the go-to joke about the new company, with "Alphabet+" coming in a close second. The decades-old kids' show didn't miss the chance to chime in -- and it wasn't confused about Alphabet at all.

Alphabet? It's been part of Sesame Street since 1969. http://t.co/eMwRRNzZZ2— Sesame Street (@sesamestreet) August 10, 2015

Here are some of the hilarious ways people responded to the news -- which came with a joke of its own.

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