Achmed the dead terrorist bobblehead
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Still, the Jeff Dunham brand was in full effect, in the conspicuously consumable form of T-shirts, hats, bobblehead dolls and, most prominently, Dunham himself.įor anyone not disposed to this kind of stuff, thinking (and writing) about Dunham poses a challenge. There were, sadly, no bottles of the Achmed Syrah among the overpriced merch being peddled at Wednesday evening's Jeff Dunham show at Toronto's Air Canada Centre. And so the question naturally arises: What would the charred remains of a jihadi suicide bomber taste like, were they turned into a puppet, and were that puppet a wine? In his boundless munificence, Dunham lends the names and faces of his puppet pals to a line of mid-range wines, including the Bubba J Cabernet, the Walter Trutina, the Peanut Riesling and, most curiously, the Achmed Syrah, a $35 (U.S.) bottle, the tasting notes of which speak of "enticing aromas of blackberry bramble, cedar cigar box …" and that comes emblazoned with the half-sinister/half-silly image of a scowling skeletal puppet named Achmed the Dead Terrorist. So, too, is Jeff Dunham, the 54-year-old, mega-wealthy ventriloquist and comedian. As are Dan Aykroyd, Drew Barrymore, Mike Ditka and heavy-metal guitarist/legendarily reckless alcoholic Dave Mustaine. There is a certain calibre of celebrity who, though lacking any meaningful association with the world viticulture, can nonetheless lend their name to a bottle of wine.