Author Archives: Kip

The Origins of the Song “Mrs. Robinson”

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Kip

Occasionally, I think to myself that some trivia I know is well known, and then realize it isn’t. This is one of those cases. The story behind the song “Mrs. Robinson” and THE GRADUATE is not known by all, and … Continue reading →

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“What’s the Best Way?” — Saturday Night Live Mock Gameshow, 1992, Transcript Only

Posted on November 15, 2025 by Kip

Again, courtesy of https://snltranscripts.jt.org/. And, again, I cannot find the skit online, but it’s hilarious. What’s the Best Way What’s the Best Way Stanley Sperrow…..Kevin NealonTony Vallencourt…..Adam SandlerKatie McGregor…..Glenn CloseWayne Dunbar…..Phil HartmanKalahari Bushman…..Tim Meadows Announcer: From Boston Mass, right off … Continue reading →

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The Patriots – For Real

Posted on November 11, 2025 by Kip

Hate to admit it, but I had strong doubts about this season for the Patriots, and still had strong doubts after the first game, which was laden with mistakes, but…now they’re sitting atop the AFC East and tied for top … Continue reading →

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Daikin HVAC Inverter Flashing Green Light Fix (only for single unit systems with two Daikin internal units)

Posted on November 1, 2025 by Kip

Okay, if you don’t know quite what the heck the title means, but you have a Daikin, or rather — two internal Daikin units, and one keeps flashing that green light at you and not working, while the other flashes … Continue reading →

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Happy Halloween! (John Carpenter’s HALLOWEEN from 1978, Full Movie, Free)

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Kip

Yes, it’s that time of the year again, and I’m doing my one thing I do on Halloween, which is to watch…John Carpenter’s HALLOWEEN. One interesting piece of trivia about this movie — Carpenter filmed the whole thing, and screened … Continue reading →

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The (Brief) History of Halloween

Posted on October 27, 2025 by Kip

Well, it’s coming up in four days, so why not give you all a brief history of Halloween, eh? There is some debate over the origins of Halloween. Most people believe it has roots in a Celtic harvest festival named … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Sam Macaroni, Matt Karpman, and — Oh Shit

Posted on October 23, 2025 by Kip

Just like the headline says, we lost both last year. Kind of an esoteric little bit of knowledge, I mean, nobody who doesn’t know who they are by those names knows who they are at all. And, you know, “Karpman” … Continue reading →

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The Three Stooges Halloween Marathon (Online)

Posted on October 21, 2025 by Kip

Yes, that’s right, all October, the Three Stooges official Youtube channel is running nothing but Three Stooges Halloween-related episodes. You can’t find them much on TV anymore, especially with streaming, even on Saturday mornings (they used to be on TCM … Continue reading →

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“The Salem Bitch Trials” Transcript, Saturday Night Live (Shannon Doherty) — 1993

Posted on October 16, 2025 by Kip

I cannot for the life of me find a video of this classic SNL skit, but I do at least have the transcript for “The Salem Bitch Trials”, courtesy of https://snltranscripts.jt.org/. It’s honestly one of the funniest skits SNL has … Continue reading →

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Cassandra Peterson (Elvira, Mistress of the Dark) in Playboy, 1976

Posted on October 11, 2025 by Kip

Continuing with the Halloween theme, but with a bit of a different spin, here is a link to Elvira/Cassandra Peterson’s nude shoot in Playboy in 1976.

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