



[Found here, here and here. Shock Chalk was a looping glitch, original found here. There are now over 2,700 .gifs in The Archive.]




[Found here, here and here. Shock Chalk was a looping glitch, original found here. There are now over 2,700 .gifs in The Archive.]

[Found here.]

Did you spot the subliminal scary clown?

It’s the ghost of Buddy Hackett. He was awesome.
[Top image found here. 2nd image obtained from the first.]



[First .gif source unknown, and it’s the second one ever posted on this site. It’s one of my all-time favorites and inspired This Awesome Collection.
2nd .gif found here,
Third .gif was cobbled together from a video of a computer-generated humanoid that taught itself to walk, then run, by trial and error.
This image encapsulates everything I ever felt about Saint Valentine’s Day when I was that age.
“Yeah. I kinda like you. I like you a lot. I love you. Kinda. Now go away. Now come back. I still like you. Kinda. Don’t tell anybody. I hate you. Okay, not. Sorta. Go away. Come here. Yeah, I kinda like you.”
[Image and story found here, and it had nothing to do with Saint Valentine’s Day until now. Click on the image for full effect.]
[Center .gif found here. I assembled more of Daniel Lee’s spooky images from “108 Faces” to make the others, and yeah, it creeps me out, too.]
We had to watch that in junior high school. We all snickered to ourselves and laughed out loud afterwards. Once school let out, we went trolling anyway:
“Hello, Mrs. Jenkins? This is Bob from Hi-Times Liquor. Your husband left his wallet and motel key on the counter.”
“You Asked For It” was an early television show that pulled in viewers by asking for requests. This one shows some old carnival gaffes, some of which are still employed.
Here’s a modern day fraud to be aware of. The Real Hustle was an interesting show. Here’s 90 minutes worth of bar bets that should keep you busy for a while.
Bob Kuban & The In-Men had their one hit in 1966 with “The Cheater” and the song fits. (Irony note: Kuban was killed by his wife’s boyfriend in 1983.) I couldn’t find a live version, but this works.
“Smiling Faces” was originally recorded by the Temptations, but was a hit with this cover by The Undisputed Truth in 1971.
That’s our collection for this episode of The Saturday Matinee. Have a great weekend folks and we’ll see you tomorrow whether you like it or not.