Pootie Tang

In "Scary Movie 3," it turns out the aliens (a parody of the aliens from "Signs") aren't on Earth to carry out an evil invasion. They picked up what they thought was a broadcast of "Pootie Tang," but ended up being the video from "The Ring" and now they, like some of the other characters, are cursed with a seven-day countdown before the girl from the video comes to kill them. And their choking isn't an attempt to kill, it's just how they say hi.

Example of:
Not Evil, Just Misunderstood