I've seen SEVERAL articles that mentioned that Digit was nightmare fuel. A good example is this article
right here (Digit is #7). Given what they said, I can see their point. I think there even was a time when Digit creeped me out, and now look at him, being one of my fave Muppets ever.
Also, is it bad that I got a chuckle when they mentioned the back-alley lobotomy thing?
Actually, I'm quite surprised that the thread has gone on for this long without even a single mention of Digit, or
The Jim Henson Hour in general. The show was full of some freaky stuff, man.