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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-22-11 11:15 AM
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Did Australians unmask Sasha Baron Cohen’s latest character?
 
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"The Australian TV series, The Hamster Wheel, exposed Sasha Baron Cohen’s latest character: global warming skeptic Lord Christopher Monckton. Like a true comedic pro, throughout the interview with the show’s host, Baron Cohen denied his true identity without missing a beat:"

Hilarious!
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-22-11 11:32 AM
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1. colbert should interview lord monckton. nt
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Puzzler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-22-11 01:52 PM
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2. Just in case anyone is fooled... Lord Monckton is real:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Monckton,_3rd_Viscount_Monckton_of_Brenchley

They're having fun at Monckton's expense.
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-22-11 02:07 PM
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3. Yes - but it's funny
And it would be funny if SBC actually were to pose as Lord Monckton ...
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Puzzler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-22-11 02:15 PM
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4. Agreed
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Merlot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-22-11 06:25 PM
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5. yes, and it is a Colbert inspired amount of genius
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Sen. Walter Sobchak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-23-11 12:40 AM
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6. If I didn't know Monckton was real, I would have fallen for it.
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nonoxy9 Donating Member (154 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-23-11 05:16 PM
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7. Absolutely BRILLIANT! If only most Americans knew who he was!
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-23-11 06:54 PM
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8. That is part of the genius in this nt
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