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Update on my Borat-ed friend.

kidsleepy — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:51:50 -0800

Remember this guy? He was one of the drunken frat guys in the Borat movie. He's the only one of the three who decided not to sue. He got an offer to do a tell-all interview with Rolling Stone, and he's considering it. The two guys suing want him not to talk to the media, and he doesn't want to piss them off. However, he does want his side of the story to be told. He wants to find some way of tactfully not commenting on the lawsuit, aside from saying "I didn't see any benefit in participating in it, so I'm not." He wants to come off as humble and somewhat remorseful, but also letting people know that editing is everything. Any tips on how he should handle the interview? Should he do it at all?

Jagshemash! (In Kazakhstan, the male lip hair shows virility and ability for sex crime.)

kuperman — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:55:20 -0800

I need a good fake moustache. I need to purchase a fake moustache, a good one, something like this. I need this for Friday, October 27. The more real the better, and definitely something that would need to stay on for six to eight hours, and preferrably something that I could reuse the following day.

I'm in the Baton Rouge area, so finding some place local would be excellent. But if I could be directed some website that could do next-day or two-day shipping (bonus points if I could use my Amazon Prime account), I would entertain that option as well. Help!

Life after unwanted celebrity status?

kidsleepy — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 14:35:04 -0800

A friend of mine unknowingly agreed to be in the Borat movie. Of course, Borat made him look like a complete ass. How can I help convince him it's not the end of the world? Last year, a guy came to my town claiming to be filming a documentary for Kazakhstan. He recruited my friend John to be in it. John signed the papers and everything- that's not the issue. However, the producers got John really drunk and he said some things he really regrets that made it to the final cut. John's terrified that everyone's going to see the movie and think he's an awful human being (which he's not). He's very distraught. He feels like he's disgraced his family, he wants to drop out of school, and feels like his life is ruined. How can I help him?