Presented without comment: The Atlantic article Vladimir Putin, Action Man

I'm such an inner optimist, and such a fan of people not fitting stereotypes, that I find myself looking at #9 and automatically thinking, "You know what? I hope she's a really good photographer. That is my wish."

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LAST EDITED ON Jun-17-14 AT 06:39 AM (EDT)
 
I'm am in total awe at Putin's management of his personal image.

OTOH, if you were going to try to assassinate him, you could probably do worse than at one of the photo ops.

-- John

"They copied all they could follow, but they couldn't copy my mind,
And I left 'em sweating and stealing a year and a half behind."

You cannot kill The Putin. His aura of manliness is impermeable.

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#10: "I am, how you say, On a Boat."

< THIS SPACE FOR RENT >

Chuck Norris tried to penetrate it.

We only ever found his right eye.

And that was in a tree.

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"Yeah, I'm definitely going to hell/But I'll have all the best stories to tell" -- Frank Turner, The Ballad of Me and My Friends

No, if Chuck Norris tried to assassinate Putin it would be the irresistible force meeting the unmovable object. The universe would come to an end.

Michael C. Fortner
"Rule 37: There is no such thing as "overkill".
There is only "open fire" and "I need to reload".

And I shall be riding my giant Branston Pickle jar across time and space as it all goes to hell!

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"Yeah, I'm definitely going to hell/But I'll have all the best stories to tell" -- Frank Turner, The Ballad of Me and My Friends

>And I shall be riding my giant Branston Pickle jar across time and
>space as it all goes to hell!
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>"Yeah, I'm definitely going to hell/But I'll have all the best stories
>to tell" -- Frank Turner, The Ballad of Me and My Friends

*squints* Yahtzee, is that you?

Possibly. I'll just check with the imp...

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"Yeah, I'm definitely going to hell/But I'll have all the best stories to tell" -- Frank Turner, The Ballad of Me and My Friends

OK, I have to know: Why did you suddenly feel the need to edit this post three years later?

--G.
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>OK, I have to know: Why did you suddenly feel the need to edit this
>post three years later?

I was looking for a different old post, noticed the error (for the first time) and it nagged at me. So I went back and adjusted it, not realizing until it was too late that it would necro the thread.

-VR
"He tasks me. He tasks me, and I shall have him."
Track of the moment: Clem Snide plays "Faithfully"

Apparently, Putin is looking to be crowned the next "Most Interesting Man in the World."

>Presented without comment: The Atlantic article

Picture 34: Publicity still for CSI: Moscow. (Theme music will break pattern by using The Beatles instead of The Who.)

Peter Eng
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"Flew in from Miami Beach B.O.A.C.
Didn't get to bed last night..."

Number 10, "The Prime Minister would like to invite you to Lake Ladoga."

(Avatar:TLA reference for those who didn't get it)