It came from the twisted minds of South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone - or is it Matt Parker and Trey Stone? - and tells the story of a naive Mormon chap who inadvertently finds himself acting in a pornographic movie.
It's terribly lame but one of the memorable characters is Dave The Lighting Guy (played by, er, either Parker or Stone). His stock phrase is: "I don't wanna sound like a queer or nuthin' but...". He starts by adding things like "unicorns are kick-ass" and "I'm really gonna miss you guys when the show's over". The funniest moment in the movie is when he turns to a male character and says: "I don't wanna sound like a queer or nuthin' . . . but I kinda wanna make love to you tonight."
In the spirit of Dave, I have to admit: I don't wanna sound like a queer or nuthin', but my most vivid memory of Luke McAlister is his legs.
Seriously. McAlister was one of the first All Blacks I interviewed in the flesh (stop it) and I couldn't BELIEVE the size of his pins. He wasn't that tall or massive in the upper body, but he was held up by thighs the size of 40-gallon drums. It was a real insight into just how big professional rugby players are.
Anyway, McAlister has announced he's leaving New Zealand rugby for a second time, to play for French club Toulouse.
He's had an interesting career. McAlister was a boom youngster out of North Harbour, introduced to the All Blacks at a young age and seen as a natural complement for Dan Carter in an exciting 10-12 combination.
McAlister could run and kick and he was strong and he had pace. It seemed certain he would have a long and fruitful All Black career.
But he never quite kicked on. He was sinbinned in the All Blacks' quarterfinal loss to France in Cardiff in 2007, and when the team needed him to run the show late in that game, with Carter and Nick Evans hobbled, he could not.
McAlister took off overseas, aged just 24, and spent two years playing in England. Then he came home, was fast-tracked into the All Blacks and never really shone.
This year, McAlister has actually played quite well at times for the Blues, but it seems either he has again got itchy feet, or the All Black selectors do not want him.
He'll go down as just another All Black, unfortunately.
Other interesting bits and pieces today:
- The amazing photo from the ice hockey riots in Vancouver.
- A nice column about the carnage.
- The Boston Bruins' fascinating and heroic goaltender.
- A great Deadspin piece about Dirk Nowitzki.
- Swimming New Zealand hammered for being "dysfunctional".
- All Blacks advised to lay off Twitter during the World Cup.
- And this magnificent, hilarious video of Conan O'Brien speaking at a college graduation.
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