As Google continues to count down the days to Sesame Street's 40th anniversary with daily Google Doodles, each Muppet is getting its time in the spotlight. Yesterday's focus was on Bert & Ernie, everyone's favorite asexual Muppet couple. Despite the persistent rumors -- and profligate pop culture allusions in shows like "Avenue Q" and short films like "Ernest and Bertram" --that the felt housemates are more than just friends, the Sesame Workshop has repeatedly denied the rumors, even putting out a prepared consumer statement in the early 1990s: "Bert and Ernie, who've been on Sesame Street...