# Your favorite Youtube video (new thread) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 8, 2007, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296 "2007-06-08T19:16:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2007, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/161 "2007-06-24T14:38:13Z")
[QUOTE=GuanoLad] I don’t get it. What game is that? [/QUOTE] I am not positive, but I \*think \*it is Snooker. I watched it for a while when I was in France. I resolved to read up on the rules over the internet, but have been too lazy to do so. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2007, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/162 "2007-06-24T17:40:07Z")
The game in question is called 3-cushion billiards. It’s played on a table with no pockets, and it’s actually a very old and well respected form of billiards. Early in the last century there were major tournaments, and many billiard halls had 3-cushion tables. It’s also why pool started out being called “pocket billiards” - billiards with pockets on the table, as opposed to traditional, no-pocket billiards. The rule of the game is that a player has to shoot the cueball into the red, carom off it, then hit the object ball. Along the way, the cueball must have to touch a rail at least three times. So you can go off the red, around three rails, and onto the object ball as in the shot in the video. Or the cueball could be shot three rails then hit the red and glance off it into the object ball. So long as the conditions are met that the cueball hits the red first, hits the object ball, and touches a rail at least three times before touching the object ball, a score is made. Players who play the game are expert at judging the path the cueball will take around the table. Essentially, every shot is a multiple-cushion bank shot. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2007, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/163 "2007-06-24T17:44:53Z")
If you want to see what the game looks like in action, try this link: [Blomdahl vs. Reyes](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm2vSjJkypY&mode=related&search=). It’s a fascinating game. ---
**Author:** ![Garfield226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2007, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/164 "2007-06-24T17:46:14Z")
[QUOTE=Sam Stone] Players who play the game are expert at judging the path the cueball will take around the table. Essentially, every shot is a multiple-cushion bank shot. [/QUOTE] "Why sure I’m a billiard player, certainly mighty proud to say, I’m always mighty proud to say it. I consider that the hours I spend with a cue in my hand are golden: Help you cultivate horse sense, and a cool head, and a keen eye. Did 'ja ever try and give an iron-clad leave to yourself from a three-rail billiard shot? But just as I say it takes judgment, brains and maturity to score in a balk-line game I say that any boob can take and shove a ball in a pocket." ---
**Author:** ![Barrington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Barrington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barrington)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2007, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/165 "2007-06-24T19:05:11Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] There are a significant number of important and historical jazz videos that might warrant a separate thread if the interest is great enough, but I will hold off starting such a thread until there’s another post here to suggest it might have a following. [/QUOTE] Interest is great enough here at least. Please post away! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Miscue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@Miscue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miscue)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2007, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/166 "2007-06-24T19:25:47Z")
Though Blomdahl plays good pool, I’d have to say that Efren plays such good straight rail, balkline, pool, and three cushion that he is the undisputed master of anything involving cues, except perhaps acting. Thanks for the great explanation of carom games - I didn’t get there in time to do it myself. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2007, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/167 "2007-06-24T22:15:20Z")
[QUOTE=Barrington] Interest is great enough here at least. Please post away! 😉 [/QUOTE] Ask and it shall be given. Go to [Favorite Jazz (and other music) on YouTube](http://208.100.26.199/sdmb/showthread.php?p=8712131) ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2007, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/168 "2007-06-25T01:48:22Z")
Dysfunction Junction ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2007, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/169 "2007-06-25T01:54:18Z")
What? No love for my Youtube video, [the Musical Anoscope](http://youtube.com/watch?v=eMjI-cMn_ag)? ☹ ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2007, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/170 "2007-06-27T20:04:08Z")
[Jamie Woon](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lq2k7rmjdY), new singer/songwriter from London doing an old spiritual (I think). Beautifully sung, and a haunting video. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2007, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/171 "2007-06-27T21:29:25Z")
My two favorite music videos: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iqRHr5pEIFU/hqdefault.jpg "Captain Beefheart - Ice Cream for Crow (HIgh Resolution)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqRHr5pEIFU) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hRguZr0xCOc/hqdefault.jpg "Jocko Homo (original version)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRguZr0xCOc) These are must-sees. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![yastobaal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/258eb7/32.png) [@yastobaal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yastobaal)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2007, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/172 "2007-06-30T19:01:30Z")
Not a youtube link but I present [Daft Punk Hands](http://www.tubearoo.com/articles/87515/Daft_Punk_Hands.html). ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2007, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/173 "2007-06-30T22:00:51Z")
[Spock wants to do _what_ like an animal?!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PwpcUawjK0) (NSFW) Speaking of animals, I’m hooked on clips of people’s crazy dogs. [This one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2TCL5dwpws) kills me everytime, as does [this one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLtq7Bz9wH4). ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/174 "2007-07-01T07:25:30Z")
[QUOTE=gallows fodder] Speaking of animals, I’m hooked on clips of people’s crazy dogs. [This one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2TCL5dwpws) kills me everytime, as does [this one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLtq7Bz9wH4). [/QUOTE] Your first link there led me to [this one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLXHvBFG-CI). :eek: There are few things so real, cool, and frickin’ creepy all at once. ---
**Author:** ![pprgrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f6c823/32.png) [@pprgrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pprgrl)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/175 "2007-07-01T11:42:25Z")
[Bjork and PJ Harvey cover “Satisfaction.”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV4t1rZEYnA) Gives me the ol’ antsy in the pantsy every time. ---
**Author:** ![Charger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@Charger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charger)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/176 "2007-07-01T22:35:38Z")
I’ve always liked this one. A song about games and [their effect on relationships](http://youtube.com/watch?v=jxQSLEP1dZI). ---
**Author:** ![Find\_Friends](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/177 "2007-07-01T22:52:20Z")
[QUOTE=Liberal] Very very funny! 😃 😃 [/QUOTE] In case you haven’t tried the word search on the site I suggested, here is the satirical video I ref’d in the post immediately following yours. ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/VjzADqQLJTs/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/VjzADqQLJTs?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque * * * True Blue Jack ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/178 "2007-07-01T22:59:34Z")
[QUOTE=Charger] I’ve always liked this one. A song about games and [their effect on relationships](http://youtube.com/watch?v=jxQSLEP1dZI). [/QUOTE] That \*was \*funny. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/179 "2007-07-01T23:18:07Z")
[Pinky, are you pondering what I’m pondering?](http://youtube.com/watch?v=N7Iy4KFD14c) ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296/180 "2007-07-01T23:42:40Z")
[The Nintendo Sex Tape](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr1ju6GoCsY&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fblog%2Ewired%2Ecom%2Fgames%2F2007%2F06%2Fthe%2Dlost%2Dninten%2Ehtml)- no, not _that_ kind. Let’s learn about sex with Mario! (NSFW) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296.md?page=10)