I heart Youtube

Youtube is fast becoming my favorite site on the internet. Wanna know why? Because with Youtube, I now suddenly have a treasure trove of weird stuff at my fingertips.

Let me explain.

I saw the Cannonball Run for the first time when I was just a little kid. The movie itself kind of blew past me, but what I've always remembered from the film were the outtakes. As the credits rolled, they showed footage of Tom Selleck, Dom Delouise, and the rest of the cast laughing hysterically at themselves while they forgot their lines.

I don't know why that stuck with me the way it did. It's really kind of a stupid thing to have in your head, but it's always been there. At many points throughout my life I've felt compelled to watch those outtakes again, but actually going out, renting the movie and fast-forwarding to the credits always seemed like a step too far.

But now, thanks to the wonder of Youtube, those credits were a mere internet search away.

Voila:


Pretty dumb, I know, but finding them scratched a weird little itch in my brain.

Now here's your homework assignment. Go to Youtube and find a video to show the rest of the class. A video of something you love. A video of something from your childhood. A favorite TV show, a commercial. Find a video of somebody doing something you've never seen before or never thought you would see and bring it back here.

Every video has a web address (called a url) to the right of it. Just copy that url and paste it in the comment section of this post so everyone can go watch what you've found. If enough people participate I'll throw the videos in a post so they'll be easily accessible.