Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana (Video Post Friday)

Today we're all over the place, but there is one common thread - we were lazy and are mostly just posting videos. It's two days in a row for the Not-Safe-for-Work QOTD postings. Well, only one of the videos below is not-safe-for-work, but it's so good that your boss will likely promote you if you watch it at work.

The aforementioned NSFW clip, a trailer for the upcoming Black Dynamite movie. We'll give you a second to digest its excellence:



Oh, look. It's a question from the audience. Question: Will the entire QOTD bureau be seeing this movie on opening night? Answer: Yes--we're actually typing this from a line in front of a movie theater waiting for its release. In fact, we might not have been this excited for a movie since Snakes on a Plane. And you all remember how well that movie turned out. Just as a reminder, a little Cobra Starship for your Friday:

We're getting a second Pink Panther movie where Steve Martin is an extremely pale imitation of Peter Sellers, but we're not getting a second Sam Jackson-fights-creatures-on-a-mode-of-transport movie? What is Hollywood thinking?
Our favorite movie clip of the week comes from FishRockIt.com where a guy got his female friend to describe the plot of the original Star Wars trilogy (before George Lucas went insane) and then he animated her description. It's very funny:


Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn't seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo.

Finally, for those people suffering through some winter cold, a little island gem from Warren Zevon (patron saint of QOTD), and his song "Hula Hula Boys", today's quote:

Yesterday she went to see
The Polynesian band
But she came home with her hair all wet
And her clothes all filled with sand
I didn't have to come to Maui
To be treated like a jerk
How do you think I feel
When I see the bellboys smirk?
And I can hear their ukuleles playing
Down by the sea
She's gone with the hula hula boys
She don't care about me
They're singing,
Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana(translation: "sing the chorus", or "get to the point")

And now, a clip of Warren singing this song live in 1990 (sound only - unrelated pictures...):

quote of the day (August 14, 2008)

With the TV coverage of the Beijing Olympic Games totally dominated by Michael Phelps on one hand, and the Chinese hosts seemingly winning every gold medal in events Phelps doesn't participate in, what's really getting lost are the many sports that used to be a part of the Games but have since been discarded in favor of newer events like synchronized diving, BMX and trampoline.

The bear won bronze at the Sydney Games

Getting a lot of attention are the removal of softball and baseball from the upcoming 2012 Olympics, but how great would the return of tug-of-war (1900-1920) be? A feature of thousands of company picnics and grade school field days, this would be significantly more relatable for the average viewer than watching the weightlifting events. Taking a cue from the beach volleyball strategy of attracting viewers, they could force the women to wear white bodysuits and have the losers fall into a pit of water. Good times!

Another great sport that has appeared once as a medal sport and three times as a demonstration sport is basque pelota, or jai-alai (1900). As anyone who has ever bet the Arregui-Oyarbide quinella at the Dania Jai-Alai can tell you, jai-alai is the most fixed game of all time. And it's perfect for betting - how much happier would the average viewer be if their $20 bet on the Cuban pair paid off 15-1 when they won gold?

To quote Kenny Banya (thus fulfilling our stated duty): "It's gold, Jerry, gold!"

Finally, croquet (1900) appeared in one Olympic games. What, Jarts wasn't invented yet?

It's enough to make an Olympic viewer yearn for the return of Silly Walks an event that the British dominated through much of the early 1900's.

Britain's dominant silly walker warms up.

And, apropos of nothing, it's The Bishop!

a note from QOTD headquarters...

Things have been very busy around here. Yesterday and today's quotes are coming this afternoon/evening. But in the meantime, enjoy a couple of Batman villain movies.

Bob, gun.

The Riddler (Frank Gorshin) gives his 10 best riddles

video quote of the day (May 12, 2008)

Well, since we're on vacation and posting from our remote bureau on the Gulf Coast,
we're going to keep this short and sweet.

In honor of Mother's Day, the greatest tribute to moms in history: