If this isn't hillarious, I don't know what is.
From The New York Times
October 6, 2006:
Genghis Khan Beer?
Mongolia Grimaces
ULAN BATOR, Mongolia, Oct. 5 (AP)--Mongolia's legislature on Thursday began debating a bill to regulate the use of the name Genghis Khan to prevent it from being comercially misused.
Since Mongolia emerged from the shadow of the Soviet Union in 1991, the name of the its legendary conqueror and revered national symbol has been used for a half-dozen commercial brands, including vodka and beer.
Under the proposed law, commerical use of the name would be granted only by the government, which would set fees for its licensing.
"We are not showing enough respect to Genghis Khan," said one lawmaker, E. Bat-Uul. "If today somebody produces toilet paper with Genghis Khan's name, we do not know what to do about it, as currently there is no law to regulate this issue."
A woman checks vodka bottles featuring an image of legendary Mongolian leader Genghis Khan at the vodka factory of Gem International Co. in Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia
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