Shirtless Putin To Spark World War 3
World War III might be upon us.
Over Presidential beefcake.
Vladimir Putin was recently photographed with his shirt off in a he-man nature pose that has Russia reeling:
And with it came a number of theories ranging from an attempt to please the ladies to a plea for more tolerance of homosexuality in Russia. A newspaper even offered a step-by-step guide on how to get a Putin body.
But they’re all missing the point. This isn’t about gay rights or inspiring physical fitness.
It’s about upstaging French President Nicolas Sarkozy:
“The weekly news magazine L’Express said Paris Match, had applied a “magic wand” to the photograph of Sarkozy paddling in a canoe to remove the bulges around his waist that are often known as ‘love handles’.”
Turns out that the magazine owner is a buddy of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and wanted to hook his boy up. With Putin’s connections to the KGB, I wouldn’t put it past him to have leaked the news in order to upstage France.
Whether or not this is Russia’s pre-emptive strike against an Obama administration is unknown.
I hope cooler heads prevail.
The last thing we need is Dick Cheney entering the fray, by posing for his own shirtless photo.
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What do you think is next? Resurrecting the “Mr. Universe” pageant with world leaders as competitors? And what about the lady leaders? Will Hef be calling soon?
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August 23rd, 2007 at 3:54 pm
Clearly, these infidels have angered “The Shirts”, reigniting a centuries-old geopolitical struggle easily recognized by anyone who’s set foot on a bastketball court.
Anticipate this to escalate into “heavy checking”.
August 23rd, 2007 at 4:14 pm
Slamdunk in your face Sarkozy! In your face!
August 23rd, 2007 at 10:10 pm
Hysterical. Good to see Putin out of his Matrix costume.
August 23rd, 2007 at 11:36 pm
He is the ONE!
August 24th, 2007 at 3:37 am
Vladimir “The Russian Stud” Putin. One of the most dangerous men of the early 21st century running around like some high school jock. Can’t beat that!
August 24th, 2007 at 1:04 pm
The cameraman must have been sweating bullets. If he took a bad photo of Putin, it would be the last photo he’d ever taken…
August 30th, 2007 at 2:13 pm
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August 10th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Looks like Georgia is now shirtless thanks to Putin.
Thank you Russia for another mindless aggression.