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A #Russian prankster glued a massive portrait of Vladimir Putin inside a residential elevator.... (Original Post) steve2470 Feb 2020 OP
Must watch! Dennis Donovan Feb 2020 #1
Ten people just disappeared off the face of this earth. TheBlackAdder Feb 2020 #26
Exactly BigOleDummy Feb 2020 #28
. dalton99a Feb 2020 #2
My money is on that she was laughing so hard she couldn't hold her pee rainin Feb 2020 #29
And the pransker will be accidentally falling from the building's roof on Tuesday. sinkingfeeling Feb 2020 #3
Right? Scary thought. nt babylonsister Feb 2020 #7
That is delightful. nt Codeine Feb 2020 #4
Someone definitely needs to put up a tRump portrait in a similar situation. Grammy23 Feb 2020 #5
someone was saying dweller Feb 2020 #20
I get that feeling every time I go to the VA hospital... Wounded Bear Feb 2020 #6
psst... Sharpies taped to the fingers are not very noticeable Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2020 #8
Don't accidentally bump into it dalton99a Feb 2020 #9
I have the same reaction at the VA. I know it's government property so I could be prosecuted MadLinguist Feb 2020 #13
Same here! catchnrelease Feb 2020 #31
Me too. Corgigal Feb 2020 #39
That was my reaction Sunsky Feb 2020 #10
lol area51 Feb 2020 #11
The last guy didn't say anything until he got out. CaptYossarian Feb 2020 #12
The last guy and his reaction of resignation yonder Feb 2020 #35
brilliant! Blue_Tires Feb 2020 #14
Now all of those people in the video are in danger. nt Quackers Feb 2020 #15
Nah. Not really. They didn't do anything. They aren't a threat unless they gather in the streets. Texin Feb 2020 #19
What a great idea...I hope he is safe. dewsgirl Feb 2020 #16
Yeah. Putin is not popular in Russia. DetlefK Feb 2020 #17
This is beginning to sound familiar. Marcuse Feb 2020 #33
Shows what you know. 3Hotdogs Feb 2020 #38
Wow. How revealing. What a gas. Texin Feb 2020 #18
A portrait of Putin should be Scarsdale Feb 2020 #21
+1. Putin is their true master. dalton99a Feb 2020 #22
I'm surprised someone samplegirl Feb 2020 #23
heres what your "public" thinks of you mr putin. insert trump AllaN01Bear Feb 2020 #24
And the unsuspecting residents? Will they be shipped to Siberia? RestoreAmerica2020 Feb 2020 #25
Doesn't Putin win with like 90% of the vote? awesomerwb1 Feb 2020 #27
He won last time with "74%"...... lastlib Feb 2020 #30
Hahaha awesomerwb1 Feb 2020 #34
Maybe if we put one up with Pendejo45's looking like Uncle Sam... aggiesal Feb 2020 #32
K&R calimary Feb 2020 #36
Try it with Trump's picture in elevators in NYC, KC (MO and KS), L.A. and Dallas RVN VET71 Feb 2020 #37
I wonder if Trump's and Putin's photos shouldn't be placed side by side! Karadeniz Feb 2020 #40
Notice how many looked for a hidden camera? pecosbob Feb 2020 #41
Putin won't care, he's already the boss and all the people who matter already fear him... hunter Feb 2020 #42

BigOleDummy

(2,270 posts)
28. Exactly
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 12:56 PM
Feb 2020

Exactly what I was thinking. You KNOW putin will not be happy when he see's this and he WILL see it. What in the world was this "prankster" thinking and/or trying to do?

rainin

(3,011 posts)
29. My money is on that she was laughing so hard she couldn't hold her pee
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 12:58 PM
Feb 2020

Not gonna say it happens to me all the time. Nope, not gonna say it

Grammy23

(5,810 posts)
5. Someone definitely needs to put up a tRump portrait in a similar situation.
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 11:23 AM
Feb 2020

Pure comic gold. I like the ones looking closely at the portrait or behind it. Looking for the cameras, no doubt.

Wounded Bear

(58,670 posts)
6. I get that feeling every time I go to the VA hospital...
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 11:23 AM
Feb 2020

and have to pass the portrait of Trump. All I can do to not vandalize it.

MadLinguist

(790 posts)
13. I have the same reaction at the VA. I know it's government property so I could be prosecuted
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 11:50 AM
Feb 2020

but that is literally the only thing that stops me from marshaling a squad of sharpies to desecrate the foul thing

catchnrelease

(1,945 posts)
31. Same here!
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 01:12 PM
Feb 2020

I've had to go to the VA with my husband a few times and when I pass that thing it makes me want to scream and spew!! A grinning idiot.

Sunsky

(1,737 posts)
10. That was my reaction
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 11:41 AM
Feb 2020

Vacationing in Chicago for the new year. Took the kids to see the fireworks at Riverwalk and there was the damn Trump tower. I was peeved, cussed a little, then turned my back to it the whole time and enjoyed the show.

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)
12. The last guy didn't say anything until he got out.
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 11:48 AM
Feb 2020

I was waiting for him to whiz on it.

They should put Putin's portrait in Trump Tower and record the reactions.

yonder

(9,667 posts)
35. The last guy and his reaction of resignation
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 01:31 PM
Feb 2020

pretty much sums up my feelings with respect to tRump:

"WTF did he do now?"

Texin

(2,596 posts)
19. Nah. Not really. They didn't do anything. They aren't a threat unless they gather in the streets.
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 12:06 PM
Feb 2020

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)
17. Yeah. Putin is not popular in Russia.
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 11:58 AM
Feb 2020

He's only in charge because of two reasons:

1. The russian government is fighting any and all civil organizations that fight for transparency, against corruption, for freedom of the press for human rights and things like that. Russian laws are written in such a way that anyone associated with this kind of organizations can be arrested for anti-russian activities.

For example: Russia has not outlawed homosexual content in media. However, you may not show homosexual content anywhere where it might be seen by children... which effectively outlaws it anywhere anytime.

For example, about 2 years ago Russia passed a law that allows the Attorney-General to unilaterally disband any russian organization that receives foreign funding, without charges being filed, without trial in court, without any option for recourse.

Russia is all about ambiguously worded laws that give the pretense of law&order in theory but in practice allow the russian government to go full-on authoritarian.



2. With all the sane political opposition neutered, the only alternatives for the voters are political extremists and fame-hungry celebrities.

I have a russian colleague who hates Putin. And he says that if he lived in Russia he would vote for Putin anyways because everyone else who's allowed to run is way worse.

3Hotdogs

(12,391 posts)
38. Shows what you know.
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 01:54 PM
Feb 2020

He wins all his elections with a solid majority... I believe over 99% of the vote.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
21. A portrait of Putin should be
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 12:10 PM
Feb 2020

put inside and outside Moscow Mitch's office, Leningrad Lindsey's office , or better yet ALL gop offices in DC.

AllaN01Bear

(18,261 posts)
24. heres what your "public" thinks of you mr putin. insert trump
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 12:36 PM
Feb 2020

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please someone do this of the thing , please please please. if i did that in my apartment building, my manager would have a fit.

aggiesal

(8,918 posts)
32. Maybe if we put one up with Pendejo45's looking like Uncle Sam...
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 01:20 PM
Feb 2020

which says "We're watching YOU!"

Might scare some people into not voting for the Pendejo.

RVN VET71

(2,692 posts)
37. Try it with Trump's picture in elevators in NYC, KC (MO and KS), L.A. and Dallas
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 01:51 PM
Feb 2020

I'd be interest in seeing if the reactions were different in blue versus red cities.

hunter

(38,317 posts)
42. Putin won't care, he's already the boss and all the people who matter already fear him...
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 06:55 PM
Feb 2020

... in a way that nobody fears Trump.

Trump doesn't go anywhere people might mock him.

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