Yep. Today is election day in the US. I should have headed to the polls before work because I’m sure that the lines will be much longer post-work. Oh well. I’ll bring a copy of People or New York magazine or something to keep myself occupied. And, now for a not-so-related topic: international diplomacy spoofs. Have any of you seen Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benifit Glorious Nation of Kazakstan? It is HILARIOUS!!! (Heeey … I have to watch some of the mindless stuff to counter all of those deep, heavy indies & doc films that I watch; and, not to mention, I saw Babel the same weekend I saw Borat.) Anyway, last weekend, Sid, my friend “The E”, and I go to see Borat together. “The E” reminds me that Borat is actually the SECOND of such pop culture icons. Do any of you remember Mahir?
> Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 15:10:20 -0500
> Subject: Fwd: Borat 1.0
>
> For those of you who missed that key chapter in online international
> relations and the folly of fame, Mahir was a Turkish gentleman whose web
> site invitation to strangers to befriend him and visit his home in his
> country reached epic proportions in 1999. With his tag line, “I kiss
> you,” his goofy mustache and corny attire, he posted numerous
> amusing photos of his exploits and his telephone number on his web
> site. This prompted the media, including Salon.com and Entertainment
> Weekly to post articles about this impromptu inadvertent celeb.
>
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Have you seen Sacha Baron Cohen sans Borat costume? He’s hot!
http://www.suprmchaos.com/emmy2_091805.jpg
Whooooaaaa … he is *MUCH* cuter than you’d imagine, huh? :) By the way, check out this article* on CNN. The E was right.
* PS: Um, no, really, I don’t have a clue why CNN considered this real “news”.
Shhhh! Howard hasn’t seen it yet.
But I am glad to hear more positive things about it.
Yeah, it’s definitely worth seeing. You’ve been warned … some parts are a bit “PAINFUL” to watch. :)