Friday, July 15, 2011

Demi Moore, planking and five other acting celebrations

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers' famed�planking touchdown celebration in their 24-16 victory over Hamilton last week reached a new level of notoriety Friday, when actress Demi Moore tweeted about the video. Here's her tweet on the matter:

Moore's apparently a football fan of at least some variety, as she's pictured above (with husband Ashton Kutcher) shaking hands with legendary NFL announcer John Madden before this year's Super Bowl in Arlington, Texas. Perhaps we can convert her to a CFL fan, as there have been plenty of other great touchdown celebrations in the past. I'd put most of them above the planking one, but you can check out the video below and decide for yourself what you think of it.

If planking can bring Demi Moore on board, what other actors and actresses could be recruited with celebrations down the road? Here are five other suggestions for ways to draw Hollywood's attention to the three-down game.

? More cowbell: This would require some conveniently located props, but the idea of a receiver scoring a touchdown and then banging on a cowbell SNL-style would be hilarious, especially if multiple cowbells are provided to get teammates into the act. Sounds like the sort of thing Will Ferrell and Christopher Walken might approve of, no?

? The People's Elbow: You know, if our celebrations are going to involve athletes falling down, why not do one of the most famous ways to do that? Besides, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was a University of Miami football player and even briefly a Calgary Stampeder, so channeling him seems most appropriate. Do you smell what the CFL's cooking?

? Shaken, not stirred: Just hide some martini glasses and a shaker on the bench, pour some water into the shaker after a touchdown, shake it up and presto. Sure, this will probably get some complaints from alcohol watchdog groups, but that's a small price to pay for potentially attracting every Bond actor from Sean Connery to Daniel Craig.

? The lightsaber duel: This would require some coordination, but two teammates dueling with invisible lightsabers would be very cool. You could even mime chopping off hands or legs. We could add the lightsabers in post-production, too, and this has the advantage of not only drawing Star Wars actors, but sci-fi fans worldwide.

? Bullet time: Anyone who can pull off some Neo-esque end zone moves might be able to get Keanu Reeves and Matrix fans worldwide into the game. Just make sure not to hurt yourself in the process, or the moves might not be the only thing you pull.

Have more suggestions for CFL touchdown celebrations? Leave them in the comments, or send them to me on Twitter!

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