Kissing Snakes on a Plane

Holy snakes, Batman. A Malaysian man has set what is believed to be a new world record by kissing a poisonous king cobra 51 times within three minutes and one second. Those pussies on Fear Factor would never do something like that.

And speaking of snakes, I'm counting down the days until the best-titled movie of all time hits the theaters - "Snakes on a Plane". It stars Samuel Jackson (at his best in "Jackie Brown") and is about - oh, come on if you don't know what it's about already, you're an idiot - snakes on a plane. And not just any snakes. Deadly snakes. And they're released. On a plane. With Samuel Jackson.

Jackson reportedly agreed to do the movie after hearing the title, without even reading the script. When Hollywood executives tried to change the movie title he threatened to bolt from the project. Entertainment bloggers went ballistic and the producers backed down. The movie has already become a cult classic, and it's not even out yet. It has inspired bloggers to create songs, apparel, poster art, pages of fan fiction, and even a mock movie trailer. The expression "snakes on a plane" or "SoaP" has become a new internet expression, meaning "shit happens" and "oh well, what'cha going to do".

You have to watch the awesome trailer for the movie here or here. Watch it now.

And read Josh Friedman's funny low-down on the movie. (His post caused an international sensation).

Very good Wikipedia entry here.