I rarely can stand to listen to stories I've heard before but on both "Decoding The Unknown" and "The Casual Criminalist" I find that they're so well written and researched plus Simon's little add-ons make it worth hearing again! Thanks to the whole team for your wonderful effort and skill on display for our entertainment!
If I'm interested in a story I'll watch/read multiple videos/articles about it because you never know what extra tidbit of info you'll uncover that will make it click. I find that Simon's content is typically very thorough. Even if he doesn't always understand the significance of some of the points he's reading 😂
Knowing who Jimmy Buffet is and catching the cheeseburgers in paradise and margaritaville references that fly over Simon's head makes this one hilarious.
@@Doktor_Apokalypse Jimmy Buffet died exactly 360 days after this podcast was published (died Sept 1st, 2023, published Sept 6th, 2022) .. which only leads me to believe that once the Power of Whistler was turned his way... he literally could not survive... also he got a rare, super aggressive skin cancer which proves why white guys shouldn't drink booze in the sun all day...
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That's so strange you posted this video. Just yesterday I got into a bar fight with a man who was claiming that he was in fact Captain Kutchie. He convinced me to try his wife's pie, and lo and behold it was key lime flavored. Best pie I ever ate hands down. I'm still trembling thinking about it, and need to change my pants. Captain Kutchie's Key Lime Pie is the best!
I was professionally offended by the tower climbing story. working alone? possible for certain tasks but not for antenna work. not being tied off under those specific circumstances? extremely unlikely. hitting trees on the way down? basically impossible. landing more than 5 feet away from the tower? zero chance. then the video ended up being about pie.
The rest I agree with, but climbing alone? You don’t know my cousin. Yes he is crippled, now, but he’d go change a light bulb on a broadcast antenna by himself for the past 25 years and not use a harness. Edit: as far as I know he was never caught. The broken back happened at home and involved beer and his roof.
I did construction work for 40 years. Everything from 60 story skyscrapers to 200 ft yachts. We didn't use harnesses. I remember a few close calls, but I'm sure there were several times I was concentrating on the job at hand and never even knew.
During the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge there were nets under the construction zone to catch falling workers who would otherwise have been killed. Those who were saved by the net became known as members of the "Halfway To Hell Club". Eventually there were 19 members.
@@luperdrgz oh yeah they get in the way, hamper movement and slow down the work and overall make the job harder to do. Its extra hard for no benefit and if they are careful they aren't going to fall is the mindset. They would rather get the job done faster than worry about the harness which they see as just in the way.
I lived in Asheville for 20 years and loved kutchies key west restaurant. It was an odd place but their cheeseburgers were amazing. Thought it may be a front as there were frequently no cars there. There was a live alligator in a large tank towards the end of the time the place was open.
Would you say eating those cheeseburgers were as if you were in paradise? (Obligatory Jimmy Buffett reference. I have given more thought to Jimmy Buffett in the last couple hours than I likely have in my life cumulatively until now 🤣)
@@junkiejackflash I tell ya - now I’m watching Jimmy Buffet reaction videos on UA-cam from Gen Z’ers. I don’t particularly like Jimmy Buffet! What has Simon done to me?!
I once visited Ashville and ate at kutchies key west restaurant. The atmosphere was more cool than actual key west. Mostly enhanced by the alligator in the tank. The cheeseburger doubled my length and tripled my girth. The key lime pie had me orgasm 4 times before getting out of my chair The only thing that broke me out of my trance was the angelic figure Anita Pelaez escorting me too my car.
I was perplexed by Simon not knowing Margaritaville. Then, I looked it up. The song charted in America (obviously), Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. But, not in the UK. Wild. It's arguably (and somewhat sadly) a defining song for 20th century America. It's birthed a whole empire of restaurants, hotels, and of course, margarita machines.
For me it was drowning. I still remember it vividly years and years later. Grateful that years of swimming lessons eventually overcame panic. I might be wrong though and just don't realise it. Probably true for most, I'd agree.
Count me in the 90% then. A truck driver decided to change lanes in a construction zone with "stay in lane" signs EVERYWHERE as I was almost done passing him. I was between the truck and a concrete barrier. I had to floor the accelerator, and he missed me by inches. He didn't even use his indicator, and I drive a very small car...
I was choking on a piece of food as a kid, that was probably the closest I came to death. Along with the few times I’ve leaned too far back in a chair.
My dad came real close 2 weeks ago. He’d gone to the doctor, got told to get some blood tests done, but the doc thought there was nothing wrong with him. Fast forward two days (day of blood tests): he was home for under an hour and just starting to eat lunch. Doc rings and tells mum to call an ambulance. Dad was in hospital for about an hour and a half when he crashed with cardiogenic shock (25-50% survival rate). If he’d been at home, he’d be gone. He’s now back home with a heart working at 22%. All because he got RSV and it messed with his heart.
Simon, I think if you did a bio graphics of Jimmy Buffett, you might think he’s a bit of a legend. He’s hardly had any hits but he latched onto merchandise and marketing early on and has built an empire. He has a net worth of nearly $1 billion USD.
Lol the bits Jen put in explaining who Jimmy Buffet is were great. And yeah, he had one song about getting drunk on a beach and turned it into a media empire, Simon should totally do a Biographics video on him (and, of course, by that time he'll have completely forgotten this one.)
Jimmy has had several hits, including "Toes in the Sand" which he did with the Zac Brown Band. He has paired up with Alan Jackson as well. Jimmy's popularity is highest amongst country music fans, and he's been a Florida celebrity for decades. Admittedly, I am a bit biased in this, as my dad grew up in the Keys, and was a buddy of Jimmy's. That said, Jimmy has sold over 20 million albums, and has five gold albums and nine platinum or multi-platinum albums. He has four number one singles, out of 30 albums. Jimmy may not be Elvis, but he has more hits and number one singles than Bob Marley. Just for context, Bob Marley doesn't have a single number one hit.
@@SkunkApe407 well said. As someone who went to his shoes annually for years, I think he's more than that one song about a guy getting drunk. Some people followed around the Grateful Dead, some had Phish or other bands they were fans of. He puts on a great show, has repeat customers. I have bought his music over again everytime the media upgrades. His merchandising is both over the top and grown up silly like when you're in Disney land or Vegas and can't live with our overpriced sippy cups and other tat. Good on him for his success. He has made a career out of making it look like he's not doing anything. Just hanging out. But he works hard at it.
I remember as a kid in the 80's/90's riding by Kutchies and it being busy on the weekend and I had family that went there but I personally only went once around 2003. I do not remember it being good, just run down as it had always looked and the weird tank with the alligator put me off because it was covered in algae and smelled. I never went back and always noticed it was empty until it closed. I also never knew of this injured worker/key lime pie story until now. The alligator probably got dumped in Lake Julian across the street.
I worked at Kutchie's Key West in the 90s, when I lived in Hendersonville NC. It was a small bar/restaurant, no live alligator (that's ridiculous), it wasn't famous for key-lime pie, I don't ever remember if we had that on the menu. Jimmy Buffet didn't sue, he doesn't have a copyright on "Key West", it's a municipality name, anyone can use it. Also I doubt Mr Palaez has ever used the internet, so I seriously doubt he figured it out and started trolling in his 60s. Either way, it had to be someone that worked there, and it's strange.
Awesome!! A Kevin internet mystery script!!! My personal favorites of his different script types!! Been off YT for a bit, this is great to come back to!! Btw, lived in Charlotte Nc, and soooooo maaaany places that "served food", open every day, never more than 3 cars in the lots for YEARS...there are alot of money laundering going on in the restaurant business there, lol.
“Kutcharitaville” is an homage/allusion to the well-known American hit “Margaritaville” by Jimmy Buffett. It’s not the “-ville” at the end, but the “-itaville” that people keep using.
Jimmy Buffett is a super famous Caribbean/Island Getaway musician. His songs' general themes are pirates, sailing, island life, the ocean, and beautiful women. Think along the lines of the Beach Boys. He's been touring and still active in the music scene for literal decades. I recently turned 28 and my dad has been a Jimmy Buffett fan (affectionately called "Parrot Heads") since before I was born. The reason he sued is because he owns a restaurant chain known as "Margaritaville", which takes the name from one of his songs. The restaurant does have a location in Key West. The suit feels like a cutthroat lawyer's idea, tbh. Fun fact! Jimmy Buffett is the famous man who runs away with a margarita in each hand during the film Jurassic World.
I did not know that was a Jimmy cameo but that makes sense. While I can understand that not everyone loves Jimmy I fail to see how anyone can hate his music, it's just so folksy and inoffensive.
I recently commented on the video for unfavorable semicircle when Simon said he thought he had about 3000 videos or so. At the time, TopTenz was missing a lot of videos, but they are back so the updated number is 5972 including this video.
So, You are pretty much my favorite YT personality. I really can't get enough of your productions. I know that Simon is only the face, so I want to thank all the support staff and writers and directors etc that make this channel possible. With that said, I am really let down by this video in particular. I feel cheated after watching this vid. Please developed a theory to go with the conspiracy. Overall, keep up the great work. Here I go to continue binge-watching more videos of Simon. Cheers!
I hadn't heard of this mystery, so it was interesting to have yet another new topic to learn about! I also love the fact that Kevin you managed a crazy opening that was relevant! So no beatings for you this time!
The Slightly Sociable and Nexpo UA-cam Channels have both done creepy videos about "Captain Kutchies Key Lime Pie" reviews. They found some fascinating things.
How the actual fuck is saying thank you to someone for information they provided taking credit for anything??? Please explain your unprovoked and unwarranted comment?
Buffett wrote a song in the mid-seventies called "Wasted Away in Margaritaville," He also wrote a song called "Cheeseburger In Paradise." Very big hits. And Buffett fans are called Parrotheads. He lives in Florida hence Key Lime Pies.
Well considering I am from around Asheville. I can definitely understand why this craziness evolved into this crazy story. Asheville is just a crazy place course all of western North Carolina is weird.
Jimmy Buffet is alive and well. He has played for decades, written books, and has his own restaurant and beer. His fans are called Parrotheads. Shows are lots of fun.
Simon! I enjoyed hearing your take on Captain Kutchey's perverted key lime pie 🥧... Now let's see your spin on "Lake City Quiet Pills"! KUDOS my brother...
Shoutout to Jen for her amazingly specific movie references and for maintaining such clean audio even when Simon decides to scratch his beard directly into the mic! 😆
I think this show has made me skeptical of everything, lol The "Kyle Marsh" at the beginning, just immediately make me think the name was false and a combination of South Park characters. "Kyle Broflovski" and "Stan Marsh".
Being real this just reads like another dude's mental health breaking down on the vast wilderness of the Internet. It happens often (sadly) on sites like reddit (I can remember a couple cases off the top of my head at least - they've been covered extensively by other channels) Felt this video lacked a lot of the findings of the KLP case, but at this point, I could be confusing the details with erratas (another good ol' Internet whodunit).
I don't think so. After searching for some of the posts it just looks like chinese spam testing. There is lots of "chinglish" writing and errors in the way it's written that would be difficult to make accidentally. They probably reference this single person so that they have a uniquely searchable term so they can easily track posts without getting any false positives from other posters.
I doubt it. It seems more like an inside joke of a group of younger people who used to go there and laugh at all the boomer era kitsch. I bet fake celebrity endorsements were a gag used on the menu
@@rubiconnndoesn't seem likely because the pie posts started in the 2000s and contained a lot of information that wasn't readily available unless you lived in Ashville or had experience with the restaurant
I could honestly see Simon being a Jimmy Buffett fan if he actually gave it a listen. I personally don't listen to him regularly, but it does provide some chill vibes.
Just a group of friends who live on the internet seeing who can make each other laugh the most. All of them on Discord reading reviews of places, then decide to make their own reviews and it goes from there
I know exactly when I came super close to the end. I was living in a modified storage container in Iraq on a deployment supporting the US Marines (as a contractor) and one night I heard helicopters coming in to land nearby. They recently moved the landing area to an area off to the side of our smaller camp within the base and the base was still doing low lights at the time. This meant the helos (helicopters) had been coming in low over the camp for a bit. Super annoying, but not too bad until that night. The first of the two helos swung over and knocked up the rocks & sand (if it was flying at the appropriate height it wouldn't had kicked up more than a little dust). Then the second one came in and I heard it start to hover...then I heard a clunk type of sound as it started to come down on my little room's roof. I knew I was done for right then and there, but then suddenly the helo powered up & took off towards the landing area. Needless to say I was then super mad & went to yell at some of the Marines in charge. I don't know if anyone was punished, but they did end up moving the landing area shortly there after.
Simon, if you've ever seen a fighter that had their bell rung and is obviously KO'd, but somehow still on their feet and throwing punches, then you would know why this guy couldn't think to call 911. He was doing good to stand and hobble. And falling a 10th of a km before taking a branch to the skull, has gotta be worse than a punch to the face😄
Yeah I've seen a friend in the ring once... You could absolutely see in his eyes that his brain was basically out already but he still threw punches. Crazy bastard actually won but he never fought again. Messed him up real bad.
yeah except there's a nearly zero chance a tower worker could hit a tree. an ice bridge, a fence, a roof, an antenna, a guy wire, sure. never a tree, not from 300 feet. maybe from 1500 feet not 300.
Jimmy Buffett is a singer and probably his most famous song is Margaritaville, which is basically about - I dunno - being kind of drunk beach bum in Mexico, I guess. He has a restaurant and casino and vacation resorts called Margaritaville. So I think that’s the trademark issue. I can see an alcoholic beverage “vile” being a problem. Johnny Carson was the very long time host of The Tonight Show on NBC which was a juggernaut late night talk show. EDIT: also, to clarify, Margaritaville (the song) was a BIG hit. It’s not an obscure song. There is a Jimmy Buffet channel on SiriusXM called Radio Margaritaville. He’s used that name for a tequila brand. This like hundreds of millions of dollars in Margaritaville branded businesses. It’s not like some small thing.
Possible motive for oswald doing it: drive up property prices for the land the restaurant is on. Basically, do a bunch of reviews for search engine optimization, point to the search results as proof of existing customer demand for bringing back the restaurant, and therefore, justifying a higher price for the property. He probably stopped after he realized the attention the spam posts were getting, and/or realized nobody would buy the property for the price he wanted.
omg Simon not understanding Jimmy Buffet is hilarious. Margaritaville is a well known Jimmy Buffet song/album. Marajuana-ville and Martini-ville were a riff on that. Seems like they should have been considered parodies, not actual infringement. 🤔Buffet probably did not cross the pond, I think he's very California-centric.
Knowing 4Chan every detail about this checks out as "stupid meme". 4chan love abstract, ARG-like memes where they all collectively do things like, say, give fake reviews about how some old abandoned pie shop offers the most life-changing experience possible. The fact that it stopped once Reddit picked up on it also makes sense, since 4chan hates reddit. A lot of other memes in the past have stopped being popular on 4chan as soon as everyone else (i.e. the "normies") pick up on it. To them, that ruins the fun, because they want it to be their own joke. Now perhaps the original owner was somehow involved, perhaps, he even started it, but it's entirely reasonable to expect 4chan to do this kind of thing as a joke, only to abandon it as soon as it gained any attention. They've done this countless of times before.
I have seen spam spots use exactly this behaviour. Usually, they work by copying other reviews or smashing other reviews together. I moderate a large forum with millions of active users and bots are a constant battle and thorn in my side. I also do cyber security and have investigated many such bots. It could just be the input wrong place to spam, want to generate traffic. or are just testing the bot out. Testing the bot seems most likely as once noticed they stopped. (Probably moved onto another place to test) You would be shocked who use these kinds of bots it's not just those wishing to review bomb a product or sell likes/shares or whatever. Governments and people with money use them to push media, news and all sorts. Its big money and a modern problem.
With Jimmy Buffett, its the whole Margaritaville thing, one of his most famous songs. If something is Mara-something-ville especially if it has a tropical skin, he sends lawyers at it.
@@FortuneZer0 If I remember correctly, it wasn't the copyright lawsuits but the entire cash grab. They took a swipe at the Margaritaville blender and the quality of it or the reality that it's just not that needed. I adore JB, but he's never been anything but honest about slapping his name or logo on anything to make a buck. Margaritaville is his store, restaurants, and website. Oh, and satellite radio station. It's his main brand, so I get his protection around it. Besides, they even had gluten free buns and brownies so those restaurants can do wrong for me. 😹
@@sophykitten2212 And really Margaritaville was his only real claim to fame. He needed to protect that with vigor. I personally liked Cheeseburger in Paradise much more.
I’ve been to Asheville multiple times and I never connected this mystery to Asheville. Also the child sacrifice is something I never heard of in connection to it. I heard of whispers of ghosts at the Biltmore but child sacrifice?
@@DontTrustThemSnakes Biltmore Estate? It's the huge mansion estate in Ashevill NC that George Vanderbilt had constructed in the late 1800s. It also was some kind of government funded agricultural project but i don't know details about that. It's absurdly opulent but it is beautiful. It's worth visiting once.
We still have "Supper clubs" in the US that have organists. They're rarer these days, and it's more of a nostalgia thing these days but we DO have them. They are usually more expensive places that server older style gourmet food. Stuff like baked alaska, prime rib, steak cordon bleu, etc... you know, fancy meals from the 1950s.
Somewhere on 4Chan: 4Chan Bro 1: Ok boiz, we are gonna really screw with the normies this time! 4Chan Bro 2: How will we pull it off this time?! 4Chan Bro 1: We are gonna make them waste their life hunting for answers about a keylime pie! 4Chan Bro 2: You are a Genius! Me, walking in innocently: *blinks in confusion* 4Chan Bros: *Blinks in confusion* Me: Simmmoonnnn, 4Chan is being weird, aggaaaiinnn!!!
Jimmy Buffet isn't personally suing anyone. Branding has become such crucial (perceived anyway) thing, that the Margaritaville company lawyers automatically sue if you choose a name that sound anything like Margaritaville. Kutcharitaville, for instance, is clearly modeled on Margaritaville, in a way that Simonville is most certainly not. Keep up the stellar work, sir. Love your channels.
Have you covered Lake City Quiet Pills conspiracy yet? Some crazy s**t was going down with that. Would love to see one of your writers cover that story!
Simon, I would love if you made a video about Emilcin Abduction, to show that Eastern Europe also has its own wacky conspiracies, but it would probably require a writer who knows Polish language. :P
"praised be the glorious emperor" yelled the crow, strapping a white piece of cloth with Kanji written on it around its head. "may he guide me on my final mission to protect the glorious people of Japan!" And thus, the heroic crow went on its last flight, to take out the most hated American antenna in the name of the empire. After flying for days without pause, it reached the target and after taking one last look at the world it so dearly loved, the crow yelled out "for the emperor" and charged at the antenna, striking its target with the force of a thousand suns. With this act of heroism its story ends, and the empire was protected for another thousand years.
The most interesting part of this is the fact that Simon has no idea who Jimmy Buffett is and has never heard of Margaritaville Cheeseburgers in Paradise or Changes in Attitude Changes in Latitude. Dear God man you make me feel old. Also back in the 70s and '80s there was a restaurant in Atlanta called Dante's Down the Hatch where they had a water feature just inside the door that you had to cross on a pathway/bridge. In this water feature they had a crocodile to meet the diners. The proprietor, Dante, was something of a character.
Hearing Simon refer to Margaritaville as Margaret-ville is what talking to my grandpa about TikTok feels like...
Well, TikTok is for children.
Boomer energy.
@@Charles_Anthony yes, i think that is kind of her point lol
Why would somebody talk to anybody about Tik Tok anyways
Same reason people talk about 4 chan.
I rarely can stand to listen to stories I've heard before but on both "Decoding The Unknown" and "The Casual Criminalist" I find that they're so well written and researched plus Simon's little add-ons make it worth hearing again! Thanks to the whole team for your wonderful effort and skill on display for our entertainment!
Thanks :)
@@decodingtheunknown2373 you're all welcome and thanks again for the quality content 👌👍👏
If I'm interested in a story I'll watch/read multiple videos/articles about it because you never know what extra tidbit of info you'll uncover that will make it click. I find that Simon's content is typically very thorough. Even if he doesn't always understand the significance of some of the points he's reading 😂
YES!! THIS!! I've listened to so many, just for the commentary and silly add-ins (thanks, Jen!)
I usually won't notice I've already watched an episode until halfway thru
Knowing who Jimmy Buffet is and catching the cheeseburgers in paradise and margaritaville references that fly over Simon's head makes this one hilarious.
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I'd never heard of Jimmy Buffet before this video either so it all went over my head too.
@@Doktor_Apokalypse Jimmy Buffet died exactly 360 days after this podcast was published (died Sept 1st, 2023, published Sept 6th, 2022) .. which only leads me to believe that once the Power of Whistler was turned his way... he literally could not survive... also he got a rare, super aggressive skin cancer which proves why white guys shouldn't drink booze in the sun all day...
I love that this story, out of everything, put Simon on edge enough for Siri to spook him. 🤣
There's nothing spookier than a bunch of MAGAts on 4Chan. Through sheer gullibility, ignorance, self-loathing, hatred of others and, most importantly, debilitating fear of their own inadequacy, failure and mediocrity; they will eventually destroy the most powerful civilization to ever exist.
Freaking hilarious! I love Simon and his absolutely fantastic team!!!
I would like to file an official complaint: Jen’s editing was so funny this time I almost chocked on my coffee 🥲
Jen is an absolute beast at pulling movie references!
Uncoding the Deknown, the channel where the writers take perfectly innocent ideas and turn them into conspiracies.😂
Oh my god that's absolute genius!
In the words of Liz Lemon, “Yes! Do that!”
Would 10/10 watch a channel where this is the name and Simon covers absurd conspiracy theories.
Would 10/10 watch a channel where this is the name and Simon covers absurd conspiracy theories.
Don't give Simon ideas for yet another channel 😂
That's so strange you posted this video. Just yesterday I got into a bar fight with a man who was claiming that he was in fact Captain Kutchie. He convinced me to try his wife's pie, and lo and behold it was key lime flavored. Best pie I ever ate hands down. I'm still trembling thinking about it, and need to change my pants. Captain Kutchie's Key Lime Pie is the best!
I was professionally offended by the tower climbing story. working alone? possible for certain tasks but not for antenna work. not being tied off under those specific circumstances? extremely unlikely. hitting trees on the way down? basically impossible. landing more than 5 feet away from the tower? zero chance. then the video ended up being about pie.
I was thinking about a lot of your points. This really doesn't make any sense at all.
The rest I agree with, but climbing alone? You don’t know my cousin. Yes he is crippled, now, but he’d go change a light bulb on a broadcast antenna by himself for the past 25 years and not use a harness.
Edit: as far as I know he was never caught. The broken back happened at home and involved beer and his roof.
When I heard the intro, I honestly thought someone had a break down or a manic episode.
@@baalzeebub4230 he sounds like he has that fearless gene.
Always remember: in America, there isn't any OSHA...Only OSHIT
I did construction work for 40 years. Everything from 60 story skyscrapers to 200 ft yachts. We didn't use harnesses. I remember a few close calls, but I'm sure there were several times I was concentrating on the job at hand and never even knew.
During the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge there were nets under the construction zone to catch falling workers who would otherwise have been killed. Those who were saved by the net became known as members of the "Halfway To Hell Club". Eventually there were 19 members.
Okay, i've learned one thing today: i'll never do construction work, not in a thousand years.
My dad told me about installing elevators in the 70s he said the only time they would wear harnesses was when safety inspectors were around.
@@randallcraft4071 so they had them
And knew how to use them
And just didn’t?????????
@@luperdrgz oh yeah they get in the way, hamper movement and slow down the work and overall make the job harder to do. Its extra hard for no benefit and if they are careful they aren't going to fall is the mindset. They would rather get the job done faster than worry about the harness which they see as just in the way.
I lived in Asheville for 20 years and loved kutchies key west restaurant. It was an odd place but their cheeseburgers were amazing. Thought it may be a front as there were frequently no cars there. There was a live alligator in a large tank towards the end of the time the place was open.
Would you say eating those cheeseburgers were as if you were in paradise?
(Obligatory Jimmy Buffett reference. I have given more thought to Jimmy Buffett in the last couple hours than I likely have in my life cumulatively until now 🤣)
@@michael_r hopefully the salt shaker wasn't lost
@@junkiejackflash I tell ya - now I’m watching Jimmy Buffet reaction videos on UA-cam from Gen Z’ers. I don’t particularly like Jimmy Buffet! What has Simon done to me?!
I once visited Ashville and ate at kutchies key west restaurant. The atmosphere was more cool than actual key west. Mostly enhanced by the alligator in the tank. The cheeseburger doubled my length and tripled my girth. The key lime pie had me orgasm 4 times before getting out of my chair The only thing that broke me out of my trance was the angelic figure Anita Pelaez escorting me too my car.
I lived in Asheville for 28 years and never heard of the place. I even lived in arden.
When you said the parking lot was empty I, a Long Island native, went "oh, it's a mob front".
I remember wanting to know what was up with key lime pies but couldn't find out anything , looking forward to this
I was perplexed by Simon not knowing Margaritaville. Then, I looked it up. The song charted in America (obviously), Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. But, not in the UK. Wild. It's arguably (and somewhat sadly) a defining song for 20th century America. It's birthed a whole empire of restaurants, hotels, and of course, margarita machines.
Jimmy has a housing development in Daytona Beach now too
@@stevendorries Jimmy is a punk, I can see trademarking Margaritaville but sueing people for naming a restaurant _________ ville is a dick move.
Please don't say it was a defining song.
I used to work at a doggy daycare in Atlanta that previously was called Barkaritaville 🍸they got a cease & desist from Jimmy buffet too lmao
“What was the closest I came to death?” I assume for 90% of the population it would be some kind of potential traffic accident.
For me it was drowning. I still remember it vividly years and years later. Grateful that years of swimming lessons eventually overcame panic.
I might be wrong though and just don't realise it. Probably true for most, I'd agree.
Count me in the 90% then. A truck driver decided to change lanes in a construction zone with "stay in lane" signs EVERYWHERE as I was almost done passing him. I was between the truck and a concrete barrier. I had to floor the accelerator, and he missed me by inches. He didn't even use his indicator, and I drive a very small car...
I was choking on a piece of food as a kid, that was probably the closest I came to death. Along with the few times I’ve leaned too far back in a chair.
@@jacquelynsmith2351 don’t you just *love* truckers? 85-90% drive complete twats.
My dad came real close 2 weeks ago. He’d gone to the doctor, got told to get some blood tests done, but the doc thought there was nothing wrong with him. Fast forward two days (day of blood tests): he was home for under an hour and just starting to eat lunch. Doc rings and tells mum to call an ambulance. Dad was in hospital for about an hour and a half when he crashed with cardiogenic shock (25-50% survival rate). If he’d been at home, he’d be gone. He’s now back home with a heart working at 22%. All because he got RSV and it messed with his heart.
Simon, I think if you did a bio graphics of Jimmy Buffett, you might think he’s a bit of a legend. He’s hardly had any hits but he latched onto merchandise and marketing early on and has built an empire. He has a net worth of nearly $1 billion USD.
Lol the bits Jen put in explaining who Jimmy Buffet is were great. And yeah, he had one song about getting drunk on a beach and turned it into a media empire, Simon should totally do a Biographics video on him (and, of course, by that time he'll have completely forgotten this one.)
Jimmy has had several hits, including "Toes in the Sand" which he did with the Zac Brown Band. He has paired up with Alan Jackson as well. Jimmy's popularity is highest amongst country music fans, and he's been a Florida celebrity for decades.
Admittedly, I am a bit biased in this, as my dad grew up in the Keys, and was a buddy of Jimmy's. That said, Jimmy has sold over 20 million albums, and has five gold albums and nine platinum or multi-platinum albums. He has four number one singles, out of 30 albums.
Jimmy may not be Elvis, but he has more hits and number one singles than Bob Marley. Just for context, Bob Marley doesn't have a single number one hit.
Having warren buffet as cousin and investment counselor didn’t make him any poorer.
@@SkunkApe407 well said. As someone who went to his shoes annually for years, I think he's more than that one song about a guy getting drunk. Some people followed around the Grateful Dead, some had Phish or other bands they were fans of. He puts on a great show, has repeat customers. I have bought his music over again everytime the media upgrades. His merchandising is both over the top and grown up silly like when you're in Disney land or Vegas and can't live with our overpriced sippy cups and other tat.
Good on him for his success. He has made a career out of making it look like he's not doing anything. Just hanging out. But he works hard at it.
@@baalzeebub4230 they are in no way related. you must be a democrat........just making crap up. O.o
“Uncode the deknown”, hehehe, Simon’s soo my favorite :)
6:05 - Chapter 1 - Kutcharitaville
9:25 - Chapter 2 - The reviews
17:45 - Chapter 3 - An internet phenomenon
19:20 - Chapter 4 - Theories
19:25 - Chapter 4.1 - Spambot gone wrong
20:25 - Chapter 4.2 - Reverse SEO
22:00 - Chapter 4.3 - Troll or an ARG
22:35 - Chapter 4.4 - Coded messages
24:45 - Chapter 4.5 - A single poster
27:45 - Wrap up
I love watching all these. Keep up the awesome work Kevin and Fact boy!
I remember as a kid in the 80's/90's riding by Kutchies and it being busy on the weekend and I had family that went there but I personally only went once around 2003. I do not remember it being good, just run down as it had always looked and the weird tank with the alligator put me off because it was covered in algae and smelled. I never went back and always noticed it was empty until it closed. I also never knew of this injured worker/key lime pie story until now. The alligator probably got dumped in Lake Julian across the street.
Good thing no one can legally swim there...might be a little awkward.
Good thing you didn't order the pie as a child. The pie-gasm might have been unsettling.
I worked at Kutchie's Key West in the 90s, when I lived in Hendersonville NC. It was a small bar/restaurant, no live alligator (that's ridiculous), it wasn't famous for key-lime pie, I don't ever remember if we had that on the menu. Jimmy Buffet didn't sue, he doesn't have a copyright on "Key West", it's a municipality name, anyone can use it. Also I doubt Mr Palaez has ever used the internet, so I seriously doubt he figured it out and started trolling in his 60s. Either way, it had to be someone that worked there, and it's strange.
Awesome!! A Kevin internet mystery script!!! My personal favorites of his different script types!! Been off YT for a bit, this is great to come back to!! Btw, lived in Charlotte Nc, and soooooo maaaany places that "served food", open every day, never more than 3 cars in the lots for YEARS...there are alot of money laundering going on in the restaurant business there, lol.
"Uncode the Deknown" needs to be on some merch!!!
1:00 Right away. "Kyle Marsh' - That's South Park. That's a pseudonym.
“Kutcharitaville” is an homage/allusion to the well-known American hit “Margaritaville” by Jimmy Buffett. It’s not the “-ville” at the end, but the “-itaville” that people keep using.
The fear of heights is utterly irrational, it's the ground you need to be scared of, that's the bit that gets you.
I've been on the ground almost my whole life and I'm still here un-gotten tho.
Maybe it's a fear of potential energy
It’s not even the ground that gets you
it’s the sudden st
@@somerandom3257 oh shit! Get down there's a sni
They say the fear of heights is actually more of a fear you will jump.
Jimmy Buffett is a super famous Caribbean/Island Getaway musician. His songs' general themes are pirates, sailing, island life, the ocean, and beautiful women. Think along the lines of the Beach Boys. He's been touring and still active in the music scene for literal decades. I recently turned 28 and my dad has been a Jimmy Buffett fan (affectionately called "Parrot Heads") since before I was born.
The reason he sued is because he owns a restaurant chain known as "Margaritaville", which takes the name from one of his songs. The restaurant does have a location in Key West. The suit feels like a cutthroat lawyer's idea, tbh.
Fun fact! Jimmy Buffett is the famous man who runs away with a margarita in each hand during the film Jurassic World.
I did not know that was a Jimmy cameo but that makes sense. While I can understand that not everyone loves Jimmy I fail to see how anyone can hate his music, it's just so folksy and inoffensive.
🤣 Simon being spooked by Siri going off in the background 🤣
I have lived in FL and have to confirm having an alligator at a restaurant, souvenir shop or minigolf course is a real thing.
I recently commented on the video for unfavorable semicircle when Simon said he thought he had about 3000 videos or so. At the time, TopTenz was missing a lot of videos, but they are back so the updated number is 5972 including this video.
So, You are pretty much my favorite YT personality. I really can't get enough of your productions. I know that Simon is only the face, so I want to thank all the support staff and writers and directors etc that make this channel possible. With that said, I am really let down by this video in particular. I feel cheated after watching this vid. Please developed a theory to go with the conspiracy. Overall, keep up the great work. Here I go to continue binge-watching more videos of Simon. Cheers!
Having lived in Key West in the early seventies, I can assure you there is no Key Lime pie like a Key West Key Lime pie!
It's a crying shame what has happened to Key West, it was a lovely place before the money moved in.
Appreciate it Kevin! 🧡💜💛
Roger Ramjet was an American cartoon shown from 1965-1969. Like a few heroes, he got his powers from taking a pill. It was the '60's after all...
I love Key Lime Pie, but had no idea about this weird story. Always fun to listen to, Simon.
Damn fine pies. Going to get a cup of coffee too.
I'm so excited you are covering this!
I hadn't heard of this mystery, so it was interesting to have yet another new topic to learn about!
I also love the fact that Kevin you managed a crazy opening that was relevant! So no beatings for you this time!
Wasting away again in Marga-simonville - looking for my lost shaker of salt… 🍹
The Slightly Sociable and Nexpo UA-cam Channels have both done creepy videos about "Captain Kutchies Key Lime Pie" reviews. They found some fascinating things.
Thank you!
@@JaredLeesMomDon't take credit for something you didn't do.
How the actual fuck is saying thank you to someone for information they provided taking credit for anything??? Please explain your unprovoked and unwarranted comment?
Simon: learning how to be a pilot, afraid of heights, doesn't know when he was closest to death.
Interesting.
Buffett wrote a song in the mid-seventies called "Wasted Away in Margaritaville," He also wrote a song called "Cheeseburger In Paradise." Very big hits. And Buffett fans are called Parrotheads. He lives in Florida hence Key Lime Pies.
Well considering I am from around Asheville. I can definitely understand why this craziness evolved into this crazy story. Asheville is just a crazy place course all of western North Carolina is weird.
I love the weirdness of Asheville smack in the middle of mountain man territory.
This video was silly 😂 but still loved Simons narration and inputs!
Uncoding the deknown had me crying 😂 it got me real good for some reason lmao
This has been another episode of uncoding the deknown...what was that? Simon, you just gave the whole audience whiplash! Lol.
Jimmy Buffet is alive and well. He has played for decades, written books, and has his own restaurant and beer. His fans are called Parrotheads. Shows are lots of fun.
They are.
We went annually for years.
@@theConquerersMama Me too.
Can not wait for Simon to goggle Warren Buffet. 😆
Simon! I enjoyed hearing your take on Captain Kutchey's perverted key lime pie 🥧... Now let's see your spin on "Lake City Quiet Pills"! KUDOS my brother...
Love the Flight of the Navigator clip! (That’s actually my good friend’s son, but I loved that movie long before)
Shoutout to Jen for her amazingly specific movie references and for maintaining such clean audio even when Simon decides to scratch his beard directly into the mic! 😆
I recommend the “pool’s closed” trolling saga on one of your channels, it’s quite elaborate involving Anonymous and 4Chan
I think this show has made me skeptical of everything, lol
The "Kyle Marsh" at the beginning, just immediately make me think the name was false and a combination of South Park characters. "Kyle Broflovski" and "Stan Marsh".
Kept waiting for you to ask Siri to play the song, Simon! Maybe you were just wasting away in Margaritaville? 🤣
Please tell me someone else heard him say "coochies" right at the beginning 😂😂
my grandfather was an organist for a restaurant until the mid 2000s, but then rural Ireland is on another timeline to the rest of the world
Being real this just reads like another dude's mental health breaking down on the vast wilderness of the Internet. It happens often (sadly) on sites like reddit (I can remember a couple cases off the top of my head at least - they've been covered extensively by other channels) Felt this video lacked a lot of the findings of the KLP case, but at this point, I could be confusing the details with erratas (another good ol' Internet whodunit).
I don't think so. After searching for some of the posts it just looks like chinese spam testing. There is lots of "chinglish" writing and errors in the way it's written that would be difficult to make accidentally. They probably reference this single person so that they have a uniquely searchable term so they can easily track posts without getting any false positives from other posters.
I doubt it. It seems more like an inside joke of a group of younger people who used to go there and laugh at all the boomer era kitsch. I bet fake celebrity endorsements were a gag used on the menu
@@rubiconnndoesn't seem likely because the pie posts started in the 2000s and contained a lot of information that wasn't readily available unless you lived in Ashville or had experience with the restaurant
I could honestly see Simon being a Jimmy Buffett fan if he actually gave it a listen. I personally don't listen to him regularly, but it does provide some chill vibes.
This sounds like an early version of those bitcoin investment conversations that show up on UA-cam comment sections every once in awhile.
Just a group of friends who live on the internet seeing who can make each other laugh the most. All of them on Discord reading reviews of places, then decide to make their own reviews and it goes from there
Fantastic writing on this one!
I know exactly when I came super close to the end. I was living in a modified storage container in Iraq on a deployment supporting the US Marines (as a contractor) and one night I heard helicopters coming in to land nearby. They recently moved the landing area to an area off to the side of our smaller camp within the base and the base was still doing low lights at the time. This meant the helos (helicopters) had been coming in low over the camp for a bit. Super annoying, but not too bad until that night. The first of the two helos swung over and knocked up the rocks & sand (if it was flying at the appropriate height it wouldn't had kicked up more than a little dust). Then the second one came in and I heard it start to hover...then I heard a clunk type of sound as it started to come down on my little room's roof. I knew I was done for right then and there, but then suddenly the helo powered up & took off towards the landing area. Needless to say I was then super mad & went to yell at some of the Marines in charge. I don't know if anyone was punished, but they did end up moving the landing area shortly there after.
I dunno why but when Simon had the hiccups or whatever, I couldn't stop laughing
Simon, if you've ever seen a fighter that had their bell rung and is obviously KO'd, but somehow still on their feet and throwing punches, then you would know why this guy couldn't think to call 911.
He was doing good to stand and hobble. And falling a 10th of a km before taking a branch to the skull, has gotta be worse than a punch to the face😄
There are lots of dead spots for cell coverage in western North Carolina. Phone might have been a waste of time.
@@Adiscretefirm probably 100% right on that, but still, that's a hell of a knock to the head.
Yeah I've seen a friend in the ring once... You could absolutely see in his eyes that his brain was basically out already but he still threw punches. Crazy bastard actually won but he never fought again. Messed him up real bad.
yeah except there's a nearly zero chance a tower worker could hit a tree. an ice bridge, a fence, a roof, an antenna, a guy wire, sure. never a tree, not from 300 feet. maybe from 1500 feet not 300.
@@somedudesstuff801 the neighbor to the shop I work at has a roughly 300 ft tower in their backyard and there are trees within 50ft of the tower.
Jimmy Buffett is a singer and probably his most famous song is Margaritaville, which is basically about - I dunno - being kind of drunk beach bum in Mexico, I guess. He has a restaurant and casino and vacation resorts called Margaritaville. So I think that’s the trademark issue. I can see an alcoholic beverage “vile” being a problem. Johnny Carson was the very long time host of The Tonight Show on NBC which was a juggernaut late night talk show.
EDIT: also, to clarify, Margaritaville (the song) was a BIG hit. It’s not an obscure song. There is a Jimmy Buffet channel on SiriusXM called Radio Margaritaville. He’s used that name for a tequila brand. This like hundreds of millions of dollars in Margaritaville branded businesses. It’s not like some small thing.
Jimmy's also allegedly a massive bellend, so him being super litigious isnt that surprising to me.
Wasting away again in Margaritaville
I think Simon might prefer the song, "Why don't we get drunk, and screw"...
@@b7kerravon it’s “Please Take Your Drunken 15 Year Old Girlfriend Hone” for me.
🤣🤣🤣it is not, actually. Not at all 🤣🤣🤣
You're killing me, Simon, when you keep pronouncing the song 'Margaret-ville'
Possible motive for oswald doing it: drive up property prices for the land the restaurant is on. Basically, do a bunch of reviews for search engine optimization, point to the search results as proof of existing customer demand for bringing back the restaurant, and therefore, justifying a higher price for the property. He probably stopped after he realized the attention the spam posts were getting, and/or realized nobody would buy the property for the price he wanted.
omg Simon not understanding Jimmy Buffet is hilarious. Margaritaville is a well known Jimmy Buffet song/album. Marajuana-ville and Martini-ville were a riff on that. Seems like they should have been considered parodies, not actual infringement. 🤔Buffet probably did not cross the pond, I think he's very California-centric.
Knowing 4Chan every detail about this checks out as "stupid meme". 4chan love abstract, ARG-like memes where they all collectively do things like, say, give fake reviews about how some old abandoned pie shop offers the most life-changing experience possible.
The fact that it stopped once Reddit picked up on it also makes sense, since 4chan hates reddit. A lot of other memes in the past have stopped being popular on 4chan as soon as everyone else (i.e. the "normies") pick up on it. To them, that ruins the fun, because they want it to be their own joke.
Now perhaps the original owner was somehow involved, perhaps, he even started it, but it's entirely reasonable to expect 4chan to do this kind of thing as a joke, only to abandon it as soon as it gained any attention. They've done this countless of times before.
I have seen spam spots use exactly this behaviour. Usually, they work by copying other reviews or smashing other reviews together. I moderate a large forum with millions of active users and bots are a constant battle and thorn in my side. I also do cyber security and have investigated many such bots. It could just be the input wrong place to spam, want to generate traffic. or are just testing the bot out. Testing the bot seems most likely as once noticed they stopped. (Probably moved onto another place to test) You would be shocked who use these kinds of bots it's not just those wishing to review bomb a product or sell likes/shares or whatever. Governments and people with money use them to push media, news and all sorts. Its big money and a modern problem.
With Jimmy Buffett, its the whole Margaritaville thing, one of his most famous songs. If something is Mara-something-ville especially if it has a tropical skin, he sends lawyers at it.
Hang on wasnt South Park ripping on this at some point?
@@FortuneZer0 If I remember correctly, it wasn't the copyright lawsuits but the entire cash grab. They took a swipe at the Margaritaville blender and the quality of it or the reality that it's just not that needed. I adore JB, but he's never been anything but honest about slapping his name or logo on anything to make a buck.
Margaritaville is his store, restaurants, and website. Oh, and satellite radio station. It's his main brand, so I get his protection around it. Besides, they even had gluten free buns and brownies so those restaurants can do wrong for me. 😹
@@sophykitten2212
And really Margaritaville was his only real claim to fame. He needed to protect that with vigor.
I personally liked Cheeseburger in Paradise much more.
Uncode The Deknown is my favourite TouYube channel. (great video as always)
I remember being in these threads when it was first being discovered, around the same time baby monkey torture video rabbit hole came about
Kevin is hogging all the channels in the Whistlervesre these days lol
He's the mayor of whistleville.
@@cF-wf1jv Well, he does _work_ a lot 😁
@@cF-wf1jv Jimmy Buffet's gonna sue you
We've come into a new era. The Whistler-Kevin arc has been great so far
He's got them... Tapped.
I always answer your "Hello there!" with a "General Kenobi!", Simon.
I’ve been to Asheville multiple times and I never connected this mystery to Asheville. Also the child sacrifice is something I never heard of in connection to it. I heard of whispers of ghosts at the Biltmore but child sacrifice?
An episode about the Biltmore house would be dope just throwing that out there
As a native North Carolinian I would love to hear you do a Biltmore Estate episode. It could probably go on MP or DtheU or even Into the Shadows
Yes! an amazing place with a long interesting history.
Huh? Been livin in Raleigh near my whole life and what's this?
@@DontTrustThemSnakes Biltmore Estate? It's the huge mansion estate in Ashevill NC that George Vanderbilt had constructed in the late 1800s. It also was some kind of government funded agricultural project but i don't know details about that. It's absurdly opulent but it is beautiful. It's worth visiting once.
@@Go_deeper_Distance oh the big spooky .house. Been there once when I was a kid
I'm not native, but I do live near Asheville, and I would very much enjoy that too.
The eerie floating pink donut gave me the creeps.
I feel like this channel should be called Uncoding the Deknown from now on.
“Uncoding the Deknown” - Five Stars ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
I'm happy to catch one of these early. I guess UA-cam likes burying the channels I watch.
Some people claim that there's a Siiiiimooooon to blaaaaame....
I agree with that and know it’s all Kevin’s fault.
We need to get together and flood apple podcasts with reviews for Decoding The Unknown
There was a bar named ""Simonville" just outside Castroville, California on highway 156 for a long time.
I’m not sure which channel would be best, but you should look into the collar bomb bank robbery. Some weird twists in that one.
MY IDOLS ARE DEAD, AND JIMMY BUFFET IS SOMEHOW WORTH NEARLY A BILLION DOLLARS! THIS IS THE WORST TIMELINE!
We still have "Supper clubs" in the US that have organists. They're rarer these days, and it's more of a nostalgia thing these days but we DO have them. They are usually more expensive places that server older style gourmet food. Stuff like baked alaska, prime rib, steak cordon bleu, etc... you know, fancy meals from the 1950s.
This episode reminded of a fun song I had forgotten about, Alice's Restaurant. lol
Question: where the heck is the Spiderman saying "my back... My back!" after Simon reading the part about the fall?
I have only got so far as Simon saying "coochie". LMAO
Somewhere on 4Chan:
4Chan Bro 1: Ok boiz, we are gonna really screw with the normies this time!
4Chan Bro 2: How will we pull it off this time?!
4Chan Bro 1: We are gonna make them waste their life hunting for answers about a keylime pie!
4Chan Bro 2: You are a Genius!
Me, walking in innocently: *blinks in confusion*
4Chan Bros: *Blinks in confusion*
Me: Simmmoonnnn, 4Chan is being weird, aggaaaiinnn!!!
Cringe
@@jamesduncan6729 cringe
@@InsanityPlea100 cringe?
@@jamesduncan6729 cringe.
Jimmy Buffet isn't personally suing anyone. Branding has become such crucial (perceived anyway) thing, that the Margaritaville company lawyers automatically sue if you choose a name that sound anything like Margaritaville. Kutcharitaville, for instance, is clearly modeled on Margaritaville, in a way that Simonville is most certainly not. Keep up the stellar work, sir. Love your channels.
Have you covered Lake City Quiet Pills conspiracy yet? Some crazy s**t was going down with that. Would love to see one of your writers cover that story!
Now I've got a jonesing for some key lime pie! Picking some up on the way home!
I've just ordered some. I haven't had any for more than a decade.
Simon, I would love if you made a video about Emilcin Abduction, to show that Eastern Europe also has its own wacky conspiracies, but it would probably require a writer who knows Polish language. :P
Uncoding the deknown, love it:)
This was interesting I've lived in Asheville 20+ years and never heard about this.😅
If the crow was on a kamikaze mission, then he wasn't errant. He was right where he wanted to be.
"praised be the glorious emperor" yelled the crow, strapping a white piece of cloth with Kanji written on it around its head. "may he guide me on my final mission to protect the glorious people of Japan!" And thus, the heroic crow went on its last flight, to take out the most hated American antenna in the name of the empire. After flying for days without pause, it reached the target and after taking one last look at the world it so dearly loved, the crow yelled out "for the emperor" and charged at the antenna, striking its target with the force of a thousand suns. With this act of heroism its story ends, and the empire was protected for another thousand years.
The most interesting part of this is the fact that Simon has no idea who Jimmy Buffett is and has never heard of Margaritaville Cheeseburgers in Paradise or Changes in Attitude Changes in Latitude. Dear God man you make me feel old.
Also back in the 70s and '80s there was a restaurant in Atlanta called Dante's Down the Hatch where they had a water feature just inside the door that you had to cross on a pathway/bridge. In this water feature they had a crocodile to meet the diners. The proprietor, Dante, was something of a character.