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Borat came out twenty years ago this year–closer to the breakup of the Soviet Union than to today–but it honestly feels like it’s been even longer, somehow.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3237/
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I have an announcement to make.
Shadow the hedgehog is a bitch!
He pissed on my fucking wife. It’s true, he took out his hedgehog dick and pissed on her. And then he said it was “this big” and I said “that’s disgusting!”
The title text is necessary on this one.
Why?
VERY NICE!
Randall Munroe loves to do these “x was closer to y than today” comparisons and while they’re interesting they dont help with the existential thinking
I guess it’s this?
You’re probably right, but I can’t get this one out of my head.
Papa Lazarou was where I went, glad I’m not alone…
Ohhhhh youre my wife nowwwww
HELLO DAVE?!
IS THAT DAVE?
Dave’s not here.
It has been far too long since I’ve watched this beauty.
Rewatch time! You’re welcome.
For me its the track from the " who’s next" album 1971
I would not have thought of Borat without the alt text. My mind went to Henry Youngman “Take my wife… please”
“Lady of the manor” if you really want to take the piss
Thought he meant Adam Buxton
Unfortunately I’m not sure Buckles is quite the cultural phenomenon that Borat was. I am sure he’s okay with that though.
And for centuries after the bombs were dropped and all human life extinguished xkcdbot kept plugging along, posting the ancient texts. Its karma points have dropped a bit since human extinction, but it is undeterred.
I thought this was referencing Will Smith at the Oscars until I read the alt text.
The comic says “After two decades”…
Was Borat before the Will Smith thing? I don’t know. The past is such a long and windy place.
A solution is “my partner”. Although I don’t use it myself, I think it’s a better term, if the relationship is a good one.
That’s good when you’re not married. “My spouse” is a good neutral term when you’re married
Huh. Never saw it.
Another win.
I don’t even remember borat saying my wife as a significant part of the stick.
Shtick
shtick /ʃtɪk/ A shtick is a comic theme, gimmick, or characteristic routine that a performer or person habitually uses to get attention or laughs.
NAAHT
The movies plot revolved around making Pamela Anderson his wife. The first scene he introduces his wife, then there’s the scene in the middle when the guy brings a telegram saying she died. And he fed Congressman Bob Barr some cheese that he said his wife made with milk from her tit. He probably says the phrase a dozen times in the same inflection.
There’s also a scene in the show where he introduces his wife, his other wife, his mistress, his sister, and the one he has to pay.
Wawaweewa!
MAH WAIFE
