For those who missed it...

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If you don't have time to watch Borat this weekend (and you should, especially for the Montana rodeo scene), watch this clip of Ralph Klein talking about Belinda Stronach at a banquet. It has much the same effect.

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That joke wasn't even funny when someone used it on me as a pick-up line when I was 15. Also, true colours and all that.

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Aw, Lighten Up!

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As a pick-up line, I can see how such a remark wouldn't be funny - whether one is 15 or 55.

As a sleezy euphemism in a speech, though, all I can say is, "Tee hee hee hee..."

But that, I've always had a soft spot (as it were) for sleezy euphemism.

Re: Aw, Lighten Up!

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The line, from John (a cute boy with a fauxhawk who was about a year or two older than me) was—if I recall correctly—"Do you have any Irish in you? No? Do you want some?" He could pull it off because sleaze at 17 isn't as inexcusable as sleaze at 55, and I'm fairly certain that he knew he was being lame. That's still one step up from "I love every bone in your body, especially mine."

I must admit that I found Klein's speech funny, but not for the reasons he intended.

Re: Aw, Lighten Up!

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If he knew he was being lame, it probably was excusable. Irony has to start somewhere.

As for Klein, I suspect I found the excerpt you posted (I haven't heard the whole thing) funny, both for the reasons he intended and for the reasons you had.