"Boratted"

"B-o-r-a-t-t-e-d": to be duped or mislead in a comedic way, to create a false impression that entices others to act stupid. To be sued multiple times for embarassing people dumb enough to do things on film that they wouldn't normally do sober or among a "mixed crowd."

Riddle me this Batman, how do you get rewarded for doing nothing? Welfare and unemployment checks not withstanding (or Kato Catelin), it seems Borat has been able to, once again, dupe unsuspecting fools; this time it is the Writer's Guild of America, which has just nominated the film for "Best Adapted Screenplay."

The following is the press release for the 2006 WGA Screenwriting nominee's:

"For Cohen's film, fully titled "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan," the WGA nod gives greater legitimacy to a work heralded by many as a breakthrough in the satirical "mockumentary" genre popularized by such films as "This Is Spinal Tap." Chronicling the exploits of the title character's cross-country U.S. road trip, "Borat" is driven by Cohen's largely unscripted, improvised encounters with ordinary people who become his unsuspecting foils."

If "Borat" is "largely unsripted and improvised", how exactly does "Borat" qualify for a writing award? Someone has some 'splaining to do! Is Ashton Kutcher or Borat behind this?