Welcome to day two of our Late Movies experiment. Today we get in the Cinco de Mayo spirit!
First, Joanne Colan of Rocketboom gives us a brief history of the Mexican holiday.
And so, since Cinco de Mayo is a commemoration of the Mexican defeat of the French, I present the French taunting scene from Holy Grail.
Now let’s celebrate! Two words…pinata bloopers.
Next, what happens when a baby eats a habanero pepper?
It wouldn’t be a party without a Chihuahua race.
And we’ll end with Birdie the chihuahua singing “Take On Me.”
Yesterday’s Late Movies: Star Wars
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The one about the baby and the pepper is so not cool. Shouldn’t that be considered abuse?
posted by kokopeli420 on 5-5-2009 at 8:56 pm
I got distracted by the Python stuff. After the Taunting French, I watched the Holy Hand Grenade, The Spanish Inquisition, The Hungarian Phrasebook, Always Look on the Bright Side of Life,
posted by Jonny on 5-6-2009 at 2:00 pm
Agreed on the baby one. Think the kid is going to have trust issues?
I (and probably everybody) has gotten a laugh out of a kid with a lemon slice, and yes, a first experience with something mildly spicy can be amusing provided the kid is old enough to understand what’s happening and is in on it. But this is a world apart in my view. A habanero just seems really cruel.
posted by EV on 5-6-2009 at 2:05 pm