From the BBC: "Kazakhstan's shooting team demanded an apology after a spoof national anthem from the comedy film Borat was played instead of the real one at a medal ceremony in Kuwait." Best potassium in the world.

  • Guest

    earlier this month when they played ricky martin instead of the anthem: 
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65sJCET54CQ 

  • http://glitch.tl/ Michael Smith

    Just this once I would be fine with the  Kazakhstan shooting team taking their guns along when they get their personal apology.

  • BBNinja

    Having spent some time in Kuwait and Iraq, I can tell you this is not surprising but inevitable in fact.

  • http://disqus.com/Kimmoth/ Kimmo

    You’ve gotta feel for the poor Kazakhs. From complete obscurity to a global running joke.

    I guess their profile did deserve to be raised, though. Check out the size of the joint!

    • http://noctilucent-studios.blogspot.com/ Noctilucent Studios

       It also appears to be a ridiculously beautiful country…lots of mountains and plains…sort of like the American West of 150 years ago.

  • Touch Sensitive

    Lyrics, courtesy of: http://www.borat-son.com/2006/11/02/national-anthem-of-kazakhstan/

    —

    Kazakhstan greatest country in the world.
    All other countries are run by little girls.
    Kazakhstan number one exporter of potassium.
    Other countries have inferior potassium.

    Kazakhstan home of Tinshein swimming pool.
    It’s length thirty meter and width six meter.
    Filtration system a marvel to behold.
    It remove 80 percent of human solid waste.

    Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan you very nice place.
    From Plains of Tarashek to Norther fence of Jewtown.
    Kazakhstan friend of all except Uzbekistan.
    They very nosey people with bone in their brain.

    Kazakhstan industry best in the world.
    We incented toffee and trouser belt.
    Kazakhstan’s prostitutes cleanest in the region.
    Except of course Turkmenistan’s

    Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan you very nice place.
    From Plains of Tarashek to Norther fence of Jewtown.
    Come grasp the might phenis of our leader.
    From junction with the testes to tip of its face!

  • el dueno

    Lack of humor infects Kazakhstan’s shooting team in Kuwait. Doctors wanted.

    • thedreadpiratewesley

      There is a time and place for humour.  An honorific official ceremony is not it.

  • teapot

    This has inspired me (if I ever have to opportunity) to substitute the real American anthem for Borat’s rendition.
    This is not funny but it increases my appreciation for Baron Cohen’s noble pursuit of ultimate misinformation dissemination.

  • Sparg

    I’m guessing some goober downloaded the wrong song just before the ceremony.