Alex... "yeah, I see it too." was indeed from a Carlin album on a cut about nursery rhimes. Something to do with mushrooms. Either "Class Clown" or, more likely, "Toledo Window Box".

As for the snowflake, static charges do build up on flakes, depending on the humidity and rate of fall. This could account for the inability to contact one.

Freaky stuff ? Number one in my books would be the Northern Lights, which cannot be described by words or video. Until you witness them up close, directly overhead, the AB displays as seen on TV are tame.