Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Lyle The Intern: A Retrospective

 We were all waiting for the complete history of Lyle The Intern to be told in documentary form and it's finally here.

Monday, April 25, 2022

An ALF Easter Egg

 Apparently the ALF DVD has a most unusual, most unexpected Easter Egg. This is maybe slightly NSFW... perhaps.

And so instead of embedding it, here is the link.

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Notes on Chicago (The Band)

 There is a certain melody played by brass instruments that I remember from the 1980s that I can't place. Last night before going to sleep I added a todo list item "chicago hits."

There are two Chicago Greatest Hits-es: one from the 70s and one from the 80s. The 70s one is cool. The 80s one reminds me of every dentist's office, every department store I didn't want to be in, every doctor's waiting room of that era. Although I admire music that can inspire strong reactions, it is depressing. I don't know why they changed.

For reference. The 80s Greatest Hits:


I have done no research into the question of why Chicago's Greatest Hits on youtube includes Guns 'n Roses and Bon Jovi. Man is fallen.

And the 70s hits:


"25 or 6 to 4" and "Make Me Smile" are such great tracks.

In the end, there was no match to my mystery song and so the search continues.

Monday, April 18, 2022

How Many Bunnies Fit in an H&R Block?


 The subject of rabbits came up very rarely on the Late Show as it comes up very rarely in life. But when you multiply over the hundreds of hours, you can come up with a significant sample. One thing I found strange within that sample is that Dave never uses the word "rabbit" but always uses "bunny" instead. Just check out this Stupid Pet Tricks segment.

Similarly, I've seen the same thing with the Red Letter Media guys. Always "bunny" never "rabbit".

To me, this is highly unusual. It's my experience that children say "bunny" but adults say "rabbit." The only commonality between Letterman and RLM is that they're both Midwesterners so maybe it's a midwest thing? Aside from that, it's just one of those things, I guess.