My Friend "Borat"


This friend of ours (the one who is getting married in April in Puerto Rico and is the fiance of our honoree from our bachelorette party weekend in Miami) has been called "Borat" at work lately by his co-workers. Mind you he's Spanish, his name is Jeronimo, and he is probably as far removed from Borat as anyone can be if you're thinking Kevin Bacon's degrees of separation...but that's gringos for you. I guess the name Borat is easier to pronounce than Jeronimo, but whatever the case may be they have even started to call him Borat in work-related emails! They also changed his nameplate on his cubicle at work to Borat. Oh, and did I mention my friend doesn't even have a mustache?

Anyway, I posted these short video clips on Google Video recently, it's from a dinner party where we all had a little too much to drink. Maybe Sacha Baron Cohen will actually pick these up for his sketches? Maybe he'll create a Spaniard character called Jeronimo. Maybe he'll think just a little bit more that we Americans are soooo ignorant. :)





P.S. For a few more funny videos (three to be exact) go to YouTube and search for "despedida jero". They are from his bachelor party in PR, his friends made him dress up like a mermaid. Scaaaary! Calling them friends might be an overstatement after seeing the cruel and unusual treatment to Jero...

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