John OliversLast Week Tonightsegment on Turkmenistans president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took an unexpected turn on Sunday night.
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According to Oliver, Berdimuhamedov turned Turkmenistan into one of the worst places to live in the world.
Oliver then detailed how Berdimuhamedov has a lot of bizarre obsessions, one being horses.
Another obsession is Guinness World Records, because apparently authoritarians love getting Guinness World Records.
Oliver stated Guinness works with authoritarian governments in order for them to break records.
That includes Turkmenistan, Saudi Arabia, and the Dubai police force.
Oliver chalks it up to perpetuating the cult of personality.
This brings us back to the cake.
Naturally, the Guinness World Records had a response.
The piece appears to have been motivated by our decision not to participate in tonights show.
On the basis that it was merely an opportunity to mock one of our record-holders, we declined.
