I saw that serial. The Batcave was a rock-walled room with a fancy dining-room table. One with bats flying around. I assume Alfred was tasked with wiping guano off the table.

And an old-fashioned phone with a gimmicked dial connected to a remote screen, so that Batman & Robin could see numbers being dialed on it. They used this to find out the number of the secret HQ of the bad guys, one of whose agents was imprisoned in the cave.

Archie MacPhee used to sell "jass" items. I once bought a set that included a gold watch, motorcycle goggles, a bracelet, and other items . . . all made from paper.

Jessss, there are actually differences in the texture of earwax in different populations. The stuff is a bit harder in Asian populations, and might require active removal.

Damn straight. We zombies are tired of the tasteless and over simplified portrayals of our kind during Hall . . WAIT, I SMELL BRAAIIIIINNNS!

(But seriously, that's an actual costume? Ugh.)

Fred Rogers was a seriously, genuinely nice guy. His utter honesty and gentleness seemed to challenge and threaten people.

I caught Song of the South during a theatrical release in the early 70s. If it was re-released, it would need copious disclaimers and "what we thought was OK back then" extra features.

I've been to Disneyworld once. I was thirty. I loved the whole park, and my friends and I rode Splash Mountain three or four times. (We were in town for the Worldcon SF convention.)

The sculpture of the pig-woman and her kids were made by an Australian artist.

She's created several of these chimeras. Some look kind of appealing; a few are really creepy.

If you have "middle class" American Dream aspirations and expectations -- your own house, kids go to college, a new car now and then, health insurance, retirement that doesn't require you to get a job -- then a million dollars isn't wealth, it's security. A guarantee that you won't lose all those bourgiousie goodies despite job losses, illnesses, etc.

Another couple of mill would be my "hey, I'm wealthy!" price point.