Borat and D150
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Even before the 2006 movie “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan,” comedian Sacha Baron Cohen’s fictional Kazakh TV journalist swept the nation as a character on Cohen’s “Da Ali G Show.”
Borat visited The Henley Royal Regatta in July of 1999. There he met the Dartmouth Varsity Lights. In “kissing order,” they are:
Austin Whitman ‘99,
Jon Rivinus ‘99,
Chris Rea ‘99,
Ben Cotting ‘01,
Andy Hilton ‘99,
Tom Stephens ‘01,
John Nichols ‘01,
Puck Wheaton ‘01, and
Denise McBeth ‘01
The Lights appear around the 2:45 mark—but it’s worth watching the entire video, even if you’ve enjoyed this piece of D150 lore before.
One note, though: On a scale of “Inoffensive to Five Alarm Borat,” this piece probably qualifies as “mild Borat.” Nonetheless, viewer discretion is advised.