You're Like Borat

"You're like Borat."

My Special Man Friend ("MSMF") lost his mind the other day. He denies that he said but he said it.  Or something like it anyway.

Me: "What!?"

MSMF: "You're like Borat."

Me: "BORAT!? You gotta be fucking kidding me."

MSMF: "I didn't say you are Borat. I mean your sense of humor or way of saying things for shock value is like Borat."

Me: "Seriously!? You're really comparing me to Sacha Baron Cohen?"

MSMF: "I'm not comparing you."

Me: "Dude. No. You said 'you're like Borat'."

MSMF: "Honey I didn't say you're Borat."

Me: "I know what you're saying but Jesus, am I really that crass and offensive?"

Honestly I was amused more than anything else and genuinely laughed at the comment. But it gave me pause to contemplate... Am I really like Borat? I'm not the biggest fan of Cohen or any of his characters. They're too obvious and obnoxious and only serve to upset or cause discomfort. That being said, I wondered to myself; am I obvious or obnoxious and do I try to upset and create discomfort with my humor?

I don't TRY to be any of those things. But I'm sure I have been. On occasion.

Here's a fun recent example that you can use to judge for yourself.

A few nights ago MSMF, JZ, Beyonce and I were at my girlfriend's place to help trim her Christmas tree. I gave her an awesome cat scratcher about a month ago that my own silly elderly cat couldn't figure out how to use and I was curious if her kitties took to it or not. She said one of her cats was into it but her other cat not so much. JZ and Beyonce suggested that she put a dirty sock on it, to associate her smell with it. I know that's a thing with pets but the comment struck me as funny, so I blurted out - "Yeah, I'm gonna go rub my asshole on it..." JZ and Beyonce just laughed but MSMF looked horrified and blurted out "BABY!"

The best part was the comment didn't die there; as MSMF said later we put our wadders on and went further into the muck of my inappropriate comment. We couldn't stop laughing while babbling about what things we could rub and grind on. I'd like to blame the eggnog martinis we were drinking but I'm sure it was simply the ridiculousness of my remark.

So...

Am I like Borat?