Washington was rattled last week by reports that Kalpen Moki, the actor known as Kal Penn, would be leaving his job at the White House Office of Public Engagement for a return to the big screen, this time in a Harold and Kumar Christmas movie. Why all the concern? In some quarters, it is suspected that the Harold and Kumar franchise has prophetic powers.
Consider the disturbance Wednesday night on a Denver bound plane, in which a Qatari diplomat was detained by U.S. Marshals after allegedly lighting up in one of the lavatories. From the New York Times:
A federal official speaking on condition that he not be identified by name said that the passenger had gone to the bathroom to smoke a cigarette, claimed he had diplomatic immunity and made sarcastic comments that the marshals took as a threat.
Of course close watchers of the Harold and Kumar franchise could have told you this would happen. Just take a look at this scene from the last movie.
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We now must all wait patiently to find out what messages from the future the next Harold and Kumar movie will bring to the silver screen.