Wednesday, November 12, 2008

He's obviously compensating for something.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had to admit that the camo paint was a bit unnecessary.

7 comments:

an Donalbane said...

Maybe I'll bring one of those next time you and Dew and I get together... ;-)

an Donalbane said...

What the AP/UPI/Reuters didn't know was that, due to economic troubles in Russia, this photo that was released to Western journalists to show Moscow's military might, was simply a camo painted Tonka truck placed directly over the Russian leader's shoulder, carrying an 11 oz. "Chock Full O'Nuts" coffee can.

an Donalbane said...

"Nyet, comrade, I cannot see anything through this."

"Vladimir, you idiot, it's because you left the lens cap on!"

an Donalbane said...

As soon as this picture hit the news stands, automotive customizers in East L. A. were bombarded with requests to add industrial-strength hydraulics to customers' 12 ton trucks...

Anonymous said...

A former Soviet Premier once tried to bully "The Iron Lady" Margaret Thatcher by talking about the 800 mile range of his ballistic missiles, but she was undeterred. She knew the range was probably something more like 500 miles.

an Donalbane said...

Eager to boost his struggling nation's fledgling film industry, President Medvedev poses for a promotional poster for "Transformers III: To the Bolsheviktors Belong the Spoils".

an Donalbane said...

...and remember, Comrade Commander, at Nikita Yaroslav's Paint and Body, for only 69 rubles, I can paint that missile launcher!