Last weekend I came to an overwhelming realisation, you see: that one of my missions in life (::cough::) is to start one of those ultra mawkish and ironic slow caps à la the ones in Disney sports movies.
(See Runnings, Cool. And craploads of other flicks.)
Bwah!
I rewatched Cool Runnings last Saturday (...SHUT UP!! I was feeling vulnerable and needed predictable warm fuzzies!), and the bit during the last scene where (SPOILER?) the "eeeeeviiiiiiiiiil" East German villain -- oh history, East and West Germany[!] -- starts clapping for the Jamaican team as they emerge post sled crash -- thereby apparently redeeming himself through the irrefutable power of rhythmic and stirring applause -- Yogi and I promptly burst out laughing (first time he saw Cool Runnings, and probably the last) before I "solemnly" made a Scarlett O'Hara vow that, "As God is my witness, I will one day start one of my own ironic slow claps in a public place...!"
YUH HUH.
Also, as of last week I now have an About Me page so...that's pretty cool. Or something. (Ooh, GEDDIT?! "Coooool"? Ehh...I exhaust me.) And that page is waaaaay overdue, to boot. Do check it out!
Finally, Mondays make baby Jesus cry. (...ah, old school Rod and Todd Flanders! ❤) Especially the types of Mondays like today's that are, oh I don't know, FLIPPIN' COLD when you venture outside to sullenly face the impending doom of mondayish work. Brrrrrrrrrrrr. And waaaahhhhh!
Nuff people say
You know they can't believe
Jamaica, we have a bobsled team
Because we all have phantom band names. Wait, hoooold up...you don't? Pshaw! (I am not a thief...repeat, NOT a thief. Ha!)
Almost entirely unrelated, but I announced to my parents in year 10 (1998) that it was time we got a new atlas, because East and West Germany no longer existed, and I was fairly certain that the major export of Canada wasn't asbestos any more...
ReplyDeleteCool Runnings is fantabulous. That is all.
Bahahahahah! LOVE. (...and Yugoslavia would've totally been in that atlas, too.)
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I wholeheartedly concur, me matey. Hence why I rewatched it for what was, like, the umpteenth time. Love it.
One of my laugh-out-loud moments from the film is when Sanka says, "And you don't see the Swiss team smilin' neither. In fact, if one of those Swiss boys ever come across a pretty girl, he probably yell 'eins, zwei, drei' and try to push her down some ice."
BWAH!
And, of course, Sanka's salutation of "Greetings, sledgod." Need to work that one into a conversation somehow.
Okay, I'm maybe a little embarrassed to admit this little tidbit to you, but Cool Runnings happens to be one of my all-time favs. I dunno why! It's just one of those feel-good movies I can watch again and again. And yessssssss to the slow clap! Someone needs to bring it back :)
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to check out your About Me page. Off to do so now, in fact. XOXO
Duuuuude, why embarrassed?! Don't be silly! It's one of my all-time faves as well, and this is why I've rewatched it soooo many times over the years. I was only trying to preempt the snobsters from judging my choice with my "SHUT UP!!" ...tee hee! It is SUCH a feel-good movie. And if loving Cool Runnings is wrong, then I don't wanna be right!
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Oh, imma bring back the slow clap...!
Mwah! XX
Cool Runnings is the BEST show! No shame at all :)
ReplyDeleteNope, no shame, none! Nada! Zip! Heh heh.
Deleteyay for an about me page! can't wait to learn more about you! and cool runnings is one of the best movies! gotta love john candy! no shame!
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Noooo shaaaame! Hee! Hope you liked the About Me page, and hey, if you wanna keep learning more about me feel free to follow me, heh heh. :-))) xo
DeleteOh my gosh. I have loved cool runnings for my whole life. Loving your blog!!
ReplyDeleteAw...! Thanks, Danielle! Appreciate it. :-) And yes, Cool Runnings is DA BOMB! I've loved it since '95 when we watched it during a fifth grade movie showing thingie.
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