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Old 11-10-2006, 01:44 PM   #31
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The Americans shown in the film (to my knowledge) were in agreement with his sentiments.
In this way, it's almost like a Public Service Announcement.
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Old 11-10-2006, 02:10 PM   #32
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On ther other hand everyone was laughing just as hard at the scenes in Kstan as they were at the scenes in southern US. Maybe they get it?
Do the Kstanis get it?
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Old 11-10-2006, 02:18 PM   #33
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Well, you weren't talking about them.
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Old 11-10-2006, 02:21 PM   #34
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and I've been completely off base before. Maybe now as well? I guess I'm just enough of a hillbilly to find his humor totally insulting to rural folk.
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Old 11-10-2006, 02:21 PM   #35
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Do the Kstanis get it?
Of course not, those people are barbarians! Have you seen that one guy, who has the movie out? Horrible!
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Old 11-10-2006, 05:10 PM   #36
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and I've been completely off base before. Maybe now as well? I guess I'm just enough of a hillbilly to find his humor totally insulting to rural folk.
I'm a city boy and I find his humor insulting as well.
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Old 11-10-2006, 05:14 PM   #37
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Thanks V. Maybe I'm not totally nuts on this.
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Old 11-10-2006, 05:22 PM   #38
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i haven't seen the movie so i can't really judge, but the clips and trailers i have seen aren't really that funny. they don't motivate me to hand over $8 for a ticket and $3,374 for popcorn and pop.

then again, i think ben stiller is the single most UN funny person american followed closely by jerry seinfeld... so maybe my sense of humor is lacking something.
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Old 11-10-2006, 08:19 PM   #39
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Woah, lookout -- are we related? I hate Seinfeld!
The worst thing I heard about Borat (from a co-worker) is that most scenes go on for twice as long as necessary.
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Old 11-11-2006, 01:52 PM   #40
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Thanks V. Maybe I'm not totally nuts on this.
No Sir, you are not.....or you have us for company. We'll ask Wolf for a group rate.
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Old 11-13-2006, 09:57 PM   #41
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The Kazakhstan isn't the only one upset....
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Want to sue the makers of "Borat"? With participants in the hit film claiming they were duped into appearing in the movie and now considering legal action, potential plaintiffs had better form a line. Two fraternity brothers from a South Carolina university are among the early litigants, saying they were tricked into making racist and sexist remarks in the spoof documentary "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan," which has been the top film at the box office for two straight weeks, racking up $67.8 million in ticket sales.
So, like Mel Gibson, another racial incident blamed on alcohol.
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Old 11-13-2006, 10:04 PM   #42
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I'm not sure how anyone gets 'tricked into' making racist comments...
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