The big question surrounding the Bruno movie was how Sacha Baron Cohen would pull his shenanigans with everyone knowing who he is. Solution? Film it in Alabama. They barely got color TV last spring.
The actor best known as “Borat” tricked the Alabama National Guard into allowing him onto a post, giving him a military uniform and briefly letting him train – all, supposedly, for a German TV documentary.
“They called and said they were a German affiliate of a TV station doing a documentary on what it was like to be in officer candidate school,” said Staff Sgt. Katrina Timmons. “They wanted to know if they could come here and embed one person for a few hours up to a day.”
“He was treated like a member of the media and escorted around. He was put in a uniform like he requested to allow him to get a taste of what it was like to be an officer candidate,” she said.
The ruse, which included comedian Sacha Baron Cohen exposing his thong underwear while changing clothes, was going well until a young cadet recognized Cohen and notified older officers who weren’t familiar with the actor.
“It’s an embarrassment to the Alabama National Guard,” Timmons said Monday. “Since then we have put in protocols to make sure this doesn’t happen again.” [JamShowbiz]
It’s a good thing no one’s trying to invade Alabama. Though I should say it’s a good thing no one was. I’m sure Alabamians can sleep comfortably now that they’ve instituted “The Google Protocol.”
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In the Alabama National Guard, the word “Fraternizing” is redundant.
Will this interfere with my plans to install cameras in their showers to, uh, monitor water levels? I’m with the TVA. It’s cool. (This is how the war between Tennessee and Alabama starts.)
Sacha is pissed that all the Whopper Virgins now recognize him too.
We can insult Alabama here because they don’t have that new-fangled inner-net yet either.
If the banner pic shows the Alabama National Guard uniform, I take back my insult. That uniform is FAABBBBULOUS. I mean, the enemy could shoot at you all day and never really be sure they’re coming within 10 feet of your actual body.
Although I will say the banner pic slightly reminds me of the time I was caught shop-lifting at Dress Barn.
This is why The Mighty Feklahr chose Morehead St. today!
Staff Sgt. Katrina is responsible for the mess hall on base.
Yeah, you make fun of the older officers for not recognizing Sacha Baron Cohen, but you’ll appreciate their knowledge when the kissing bandit tries to infiltrate their ranks.
“Since then we have put in protocols to make sure this doesn’t happen again.”
They put the question about sexual orientation back in their application forms?
Last embarrassment for the Alabama National Guard? When footage of their top-secret armored footwear research project, codename: “Turtle Rape Shoe”, was leaked to the internet.
This is the most press the Alabama National Guard has gotten since they helped a bunch of people cross a bridge on the way to Montgomery in the 60s.
“He was treated like a member of the media and escorted around. He was put in a uniform like he requested to allow him to get a taste of what it was like to be an officer candidate,” she said.
“We then proceeded to paint a unibrow on his forehead, put webbing between his fingers and handed him a banjonet – Alabamas official weapon of choice – to make the experience more realistic.”
The Alabama National Guard’s primary objective is to protect the state’s supply of Skoal.