Category Archives: TV and movies

May 2023s Best News Bloopers

Is a fear of butterflies a common thing? And on the subject of butterflies, maybe it’s just Carin and I, but does anyone who comes from around KW/Guelphish remember the commercial for I want to say the Butterfly Conservatory with the little kid at the end saying “A butterfly might land on you!”? And if …

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The First Two Plus Hours Of MTV’s Launch Day

I’m pretty sure that today is the first day in my life that I’ve watched MTV. I don’t remember seeing it on any of my trips to the States or during visits with the various friends and family who had the cool old big ass satellite dishes. And no, I’m not counting the useless Canadian …

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Inside The CHFI Control Room In 1971

This won’t be for everyone, but if you’re fascinated by what goes on in radio station control rooms or at least what used to go on in there, nearly a half hour of audio recorded during a morning show on 680 CHFI Toronto in the spring of 1971 might be fun. You can download the …

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I’ll Take Just Because All These Words Are Here Doesn’t Mean I Have To Quote Them For $200, Ken

Just a quick note to all current and future Jeopardy contestants. If there is a category with a name that’s like 7000 words long, it is completely fine to not say each one of those 7000 words every time you ask for a clue. Using tonight’s episode as an example, there is a category called …

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