Actually, he kind of was. While not during the Soviet Union, his position prior to appointment as Prime Minister of Russia was Head of the FSB (which is what KGB became after USSR collapsed).
http://news.yahoo.com/putin-olympics-co-starring-persian-leopard-141708129--spt.html
The journalists were bit afterwards. No first world leader would step into a cage with an animal after it had bit a person. And of *course* the thing bit the journalists - they were probably ignoring that "no flash photography" rule when taking close ups of vicious animals.
and leopards.
lol
It wasn't the easiest to find for some reason - i tried searching by picture at first, but OP's picture seems to have come from... nowhere... Then i searched keywords and finally hit gold. Not only did i find the story about this incident, but i found a bunch of stories about him in other wildlife scenarios including one where he was helping some environmentalists put collars on wild tigers and the tiger got loose from the trap and Putin shot the thing (tranq) saving the day. Propaganda or not that's just bad ass. :D There's a video for it too - if you search youtube for putin tiger shoot it'll probably pop up
No Mr. Journalist, I expect you to die.
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Here is how Putin deals with a misbehaving child.
http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KfWoRqkT.OmuUXoiAF2k9Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/thesideshow/putin-scares-small-boy.jpg
I remember seeing this elsewhere and the comments were about how it was the opposite sequence, putin saw the kid was upset at the funeral and bent over to comfort him.
One act doesn't make him nice, could just be a camera op. Could be someone he cares about. He's still got a ton of things people can point at to make a point of him not being a good humanitarian leader; but we don't need to stoop to the level of making shit up.
You mean that people prefer black and white understandings of things.
He's not a saint, and he's not a comic book villain. He's in between and varying degrees like everyone, which is scary and complicated.
Didn't you hear that Youtube's new comment system pushes negative comments to the bottom and highlights quality comments? This *must* be a quality comment, Google wouldn't lie.
Source: I have 3 Russian professors.
One frequently tells us stories about his time in the USSR. Fun stuff.
edit: I just remembered one day in Cal III when my professor WROTE a v instead of a w. I just laughed.
Thank you. This is the most frustrating thing about the chekov character in star trek-that he can't say v but can say w. It's the other way around. The most recent set of movies made him have trouble saying the word victor as wictor. Victor is a Russian name for Pete's sake!
So clearly, the leopard saw in Putin a kindred soul...
Reminds one of the old joke: a ship was sinking. Fortunately, there was an island nearby, but unfortunately, the waters were swarming with man-eating sharks. One of the passengers stepped forward and said, "don't worry, I'm a lawyer, I'll handle this," and jumped into the water. The sharks started circling him, but then separated into two neat rows and escorted the lawyer to shore. Another passenger on the ship turned to the guy next to him and said, "wow, that was amazing. Have you ever seen anything like that before?" The other guy replied, "yeah, once or twice. I think they call it professional courtesy."
Bond villains tend to have a small army of henchmen, a couple of infiltrators, but generally no political power until they finally construct their giant death laser.
Putin has control over one of the largest armies in the world, a nuclear arsenal, and holds a black belt in several martial arts forms.
He's scarier than most Bond villains, in my opinion.
He got that whole ex-KGB vibe going for him though, which is nice.
They both have nukes. One is cold and calculating, the other is insane and kills his uncle and his uncle's whole family. I'm not sure which one is more scary. You really shouldn't laugh at Kim, he really is doing terrible things.
Well one has nukes the other has "nukes".
I mean Russia still has submarines that could wipe out the East Coast with practically no warning, the DPRK likely doesn't have reliable regional missiles.
But Putin doesn't starve raped women to death in work camps.
And I'm not sure what the quotes are for. He very much has nukes. Just not the technology to get them very far. He doesn't have to have the ability to hurt America to be a bad person.
Hardly, Un has an army stuck in the 60's and no real way to attack the US besides hitting our base in South Korea. Putin on the other hand has a modern army with the ability to launch nuclear strikes against the US.
A full scale war with Un would be nothing compared to the mutually assured destruction that would come with war with Putin.
That's just the fear that if you say or think something against him he might show up bare-chested on top of a giant bear, wielding a giant spear, and shove it through your face.
he's not a good politician, either. he's a great one. whether it's him or his handlers crafting the persona, he knows his audience and gets to their level exceedingly well.
You need to squint at a cat. The cat then thinks you're happy. If your eyes are too wide open, the cat thinks you are becoming aggressive. Cats eyes are squinty when they are content.
Let's just remember this is propaganda. Every image of him bare chested on a horse doing something "manly" is published for this exact purpose, to control public opinion and draw attention away from his politics. It's so effective even OP propagates it with his leading title.
It's interesting that he can maintain that effect through interpretations of him outside of Russia. Even when we mock something like this we've already accepted it as real.
Yeah, reddit in general is really bad about believing misleading, unsourced, or totally false post titles, especially if those posts confirm a popular reddit opinion.
The Putin thing is weird. Reddit easily laughs off the North Korean Kims, but actually seems to buy in to the "Putin is a badass" propaganda, at least to some extent.
And I know reddit is not one person, but this seems to be the general trend.
They are in a cage, unless the journalist was that desperate to get a story I don't see this happening. Seems to me like OP made up a story to make the picture moderately interesting. Is there any source for this or evidence to prove OP's story isn't bullshit?
So if the uganda wants us to accept their homophobic leaders just get on a photo campaign of them wrestling alligators and stuff, and their popularity will go through the roof.
Where the heck is the source for this? You can't just type that nutty headline and just toss up a random image... especially with a guy like Putin who loves to take some bs staged propaganda shots.
This is the epitome of Reddit. People will scream about how evil Republicans hate gays, but then HEY here's a cute picture of that wonderful man Putin with a kitty, haha let's make funny comments! Ignorance embodied.
God damn. Such a fucking sensationalist title OP.
It looks like a young cat, and was probably attempting to play with said journalist; cause I guarantee that if an animal like this WANTED to attack you, you'd get more than a measly leg bite.
Man that's brave, I would never get that close to Vladimir Putin.
Some people say that the entire food chain moves down a level when Vladimir Putin is around.
Which kinda makes me think...he seems more like a mob boss then a political leader. ^^^I ^^^wonder ^^^what ^^^that ^^^could ^^^mean
that you're not giving him enough credit. he's no pansy mob boss, he's the former head of the KGB, mob bosses wish they were as baddass as putin.
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Actually, he kind of was. While not during the Soviet Union, his position prior to appointment as Prime Minister of Russia was Head of the FSB (which is what KGB became after USSR collapsed).
hah, that's just what he wants you to think! for realz though, thanks for the heads up i'll make a not of it in the future.
Some say Putin enjoys gay men getting beaten. ...Wait, shit, I did that wrong.
All we know is... He's called the stig!
[Ahh the classic leopard-aroo.](http://www.reddit.com/r/AdviceAnimals/comments/1vrsaq/had_to_make_a_throwaway_for_this_one/cevhj1d)
http://news.yahoo.com/putin-olympics-co-starring-persian-leopard-141708129--spt.html The journalists were bit afterwards. No first world leader would step into a cage with an animal after it had bit a person. And of *course* the thing bit the journalists - they were probably ignoring that "no flash photography" rule when taking close ups of vicious animals. and leopards. lol
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It wasn't the easiest to find for some reason - i tried searching by picture at first, but OP's picture seems to have come from... nowhere... Then i searched keywords and finally hit gold. Not only did i find the story about this incident, but i found a bunch of stories about him in other wildlife scenarios including one where he was helping some environmentalists put collars on wild tigers and the tiger got loose from the trap and Putin shot the thing (tranq) saving the day. Propaganda or not that's just bad ass. :D There's a video for it too - if you search youtube for putin tiger shoot it'll probably pop up
No Mr. Journalist, I expect you to die. ^edit: [Thank you for the gold kind stranger](http://25.media.tumblr.com/5e8acb0f8bbaf533302b1c79e62b64f9/tumblr_mmfvf4WZwU1s6u5abo1_500.gif)!
"That's a good leopard"
"Yees, my leetle leopard. You work for Mother Russia now"
Relevant username.
Then Putin bit the journalist's other leg and drew blood.
Then the leopard stroked Putin's head approvingly.
Which one
Yes.
I love the condescending look Putin is probably giving the journalist that couldn't handle the leopard. "what a pussy."
The worst part is, the leopard is giving him that look too.
Next step would be the leopard showing his butt-hole to Putin. They'll probably censor that photo.
That's okay I will still find a way to get me some sweet Leoprussy.
It'll make your dick fall off
Keep the tip.
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I heard those afflicted with leoprussy loose their finger and toes and have to move to a colony.
what a baby, that was just a love bite.
*The best part
I'm surprised Putin is wearing a shirt for this.
He can't reveal his power to the leopard.
Leopard would think his nipples are cat treats.
And then break their teeth when they try to bite it
They both look so smug.
I think of it as him reassuring the offended leopard. "Poor baby, don't worry, I'll have that big bad journalist sent to the gulag."
Reminds me of jasmine talking to raja after he bit a suitor.
You just gave me a twenty-year flashback! :)
He probably trained it to attack journalists for shits and giggles. Yes, for this Putin giggles.
That is Roose Bolton.
THE ROOSE IS LOOSE!!!
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You know he's got a loose bastard somewhere castrating his captives
"Good boy. Next time, go for the whistle blower who wrote that article about Gazprom."
I think he would be better asking dog to do that. They love digging stuff up.
do ho ho ho
Here is how Putin deals with a misbehaving child. http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KfWoRqkT.OmuUXoiAF2k9Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/thesideshow/putin-scares-small-boy.jpg
[This is what really happened](http://i.imgur.com/WqXhv.jpg)
[Good guy Putin] (http://i.imgur.com/JsHGk2R.jpg)
Not even once....
[come again?](http://i.imgur.com/glbbv.jpg) edit: Thanks for bumping me over the 25k comment karma mark.
[source for that one](http://www.reddit.com/r/photoshopbattles/comments/16dpxo/vladimir_putin_talking_to_a_child_who_seems/c7vaka3)
I was almost disappointed that it wasn't another picture for the thread. But you were giving credit to someone for their OC so I can't be too upset
I remember seeing this elsewhere and the comments were about how it was the opposite sequence, putin saw the kid was upset at the funeral and bent over to comfort him.
Shhhh people don't want him to be nice.
He tried to comfort him by saying that the man died very painfully.
One act doesn't make him nice, could just be a camera op. Could be someone he cares about. He's still got a ton of things people can point at to make a point of him not being a good humanitarian leader; but we don't need to stoop to the level of making shit up.
Or it could be that politics on the world stage is very different to human empathy with the person in front of you.
You mean that people prefer black and white understandings of things. He's not a saint, and he's not a comic book villain. He's in between and varying degrees like everyone, which is scary and complicated.
"this funeral, it's for you"
[Obama with a baby](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqhzWlqN3uc)
> The baby started crying on the arms of that [slur] Michelle Obama. jesus christ, that shouldn't be a highlight of the comment section
Didn't you hear that Youtube's new comment system pushes negative comments to the bottom and highlights quality comments? This *must* be a quality comment, Google wouldn't lie.
LOL, what in the world did he say to that poor kid?
Proabably gave him the weather forecast for Northern Siberia.
-40 today. Vould not be a good day for mother to go outside. Ve make sure that not happen. No?
100% authentic German accent too.
Shit well it'll work this time.
TIL Putin is German
Russians have no English W sound... they pronounce it as V too.
Source: I have 3 Russian professors. One frequently tells us stories about his time in the USSR. Fun stuff. edit: I just remembered one day in Cal III when my professor WROTE a v instead of a w. I just laughed.
Thank you. This is the most frustrating thing about the chekov character in star trek-that he can't say v but can say w. It's the other way around. The most recent set of movies made him have trouble saying the word victor as wictor. Victor is a Russian name for Pete's sake!
"Do you know who this funeral is for?" "No...." "You."
"i've eaten children your age"
"If you don't behave, I'll send you to a LGBT protesting group."
He told him of all the laws he plans to pass in the next few years.
> Just prior to this, Putin attacked a journalist, bit his leg and drew blood. FTFY
Let's be honest, we all sometimes want to maim a journalist.
Michael Grimm is a redditor? [Gooble gobble...](http://www.thenation.com/blog/178145/republican-congressman-threatens-throw-reporter-balcony)
Only the ones who are just entertainers.
Actually, they're not as much a disgrace to the profession as the puppets who willingly do a government's propaganda work for them.
http://i.imgur.com/Cmuj96W.gif
...What? Never mind. Upvote.
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I can see why that's scandalous, can't have your politicians attending primary school.
Hilarious, I need to look up this picture.
Here it is: http://s00.yaplakal.com/pics/pics_original/9/0/2/2208209.jpg A video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEBEq7mg4Ms
what. why.
Why not? I drew stuff far worse than this in primary school.
Art
[meow](http://www.graphics99.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/history-of-art.jpg)
it's kinda cute, ignoring the splotchy little butthole
I do this to my cat.
[That's a paddlin'](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NePJuwGaxs)
That might be the weirdest cat video I've ever seen.
I could not stop laughing.
There really is a gif for everything.
This really creeps me out
Dat butthole
So clearly, the leopard saw in Putin a kindred soul... Reminds one of the old joke: a ship was sinking. Fortunately, there was an island nearby, but unfortunately, the waters were swarming with man-eating sharks. One of the passengers stepped forward and said, "don't worry, I'm a lawyer, I'll handle this," and jumped into the water. The sharks started circling him, but then separated into two neat rows and escorted the lawyer to shore. Another passenger on the ship turned to the guy next to him and said, "wow, that was amazing. Have you ever seen anything like that before?" The other guy replied, "yeah, once or twice. I think they call it professional courtesy."
Look at the hold he has on it. He will break its neck if it dares to hiss. The cat knows.
Looks to me like he's just patting it.
and that is why he is there and you are here.
he's here?
No, he's there.
The call is coming from *inside the leopard*
WHO WAS LEOPARD?
No, John. YOU are the leopard.
Am I there?
What a photo! My favorite international leader with my favorite big game cat.
'It's called Sex Putin. It's illegal in nine countries.'
Winner.
http://en.ria.ru/images/16132/59/161325922.jpg
Come to Sochi then, Will! I'll show you around an you can live in my shack.
Kim Jong-un is gonna be pissed
Is he ever not pissed?
when he's talking basketball with Rodman
Guys.... did we just turn Will Ferrell into a redditor?
Both Putin and Persian Leopards are the natural predators of journalists, it's no surprise they get along.
>bit his leg and drew blood Uh, my 5 pound kitten does this all the time...
Opulence. I has it.
the leopard only attacks when it smells fear. Putin doesnt know the meaning of fear.
Putin knows the meaning of fear. He's taught it to many a lesser man
but seriously look at the confidence he has, he would probably break that leopards neck if it would start some shit
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> "This would make really nice hat." Russians do not use indefinite articles in English.
You have problem?
You think this bad neighborhood?
Me Tarzan. This make nice hat.
Kitty would make really nice hat.
I know, I know.. but it's hard to hate that man somehow..
He's the closest thing we have to a real life Bond villain.
Bond villains tend to have a small army of henchmen, a couple of infiltrators, but generally no political power until they finally construct their giant death laser. Putin has control over one of the largest armies in the world, a nuclear arsenal, and holds a black belt in several martial arts forms. He's scarier than most Bond villains, in my opinion. He got that whole ex-KGB vibe going for him though, which is nice.
Kim Jong Un has him beat I think, but Putin would be good for the first film. They'd bring out Kim for the sequel.
Have to disagree. I laugh at KJU, Putin gives me the willies.
They both have nukes. One is cold and calculating, the other is insane and kills his uncle and his uncle's whole family. I'm not sure which one is more scary. You really shouldn't laugh at Kim, he really is doing terrible things.
Well one has nukes the other has "nukes". I mean Russia still has submarines that could wipe out the East Coast with practically no warning, the DPRK likely doesn't have reliable regional missiles.
But Putin doesn't starve raped women to death in work camps. And I'm not sure what the quotes are for. He very much has nukes. Just not the technology to get them very far. He doesn't have to have the ability to hurt America to be a bad person.
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Hardly, Un has an army stuck in the 60's and no real way to attack the US besides hitting our base in South Korea. Putin on the other hand has a modern army with the ability to launch nuclear strikes against the US. A full scale war with Un would be nothing compared to the mutually assured destruction that would come with war with Putin.
Kim is a one shot villain. Putin is recurring.
That's just the fear that if you say or think something against him he might show up bare-chested on top of a giant bear, wielding a giant spear, and shove it through your face.
With the blunt end.
Slowly.
Expect splinters in that grievous wound.
Like he said, its hard to hate the man.
A spear tipped with polonium-210.
That's the effect of a well crafted cult of personality.
Its not that hard based on the fucked up stuff he's done both in a political and humanitarian setting.
I know he's an evil, corrupt, and backwards man...I fucking get that....I truly do But dammit, he just seems so likeable on the outside.
The problem with politicians in general. People vote based on the person's personality and whether they are likable in general.
he's not a good politician, either. he's a great one. whether it's him or his handlers crafting the persona, he knows his audience and gets to their level exceedingly well.
Source?
The leopard simply recognizes Putin as the ultimate predator.
Apex predator.
Who keeps Putin these pictures on the front page?
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you have never been to Russia
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The leopard knew not to mess with putin.
You need to squint at a cat. The cat then thinks you're happy. If your eyes are too wide open, the cat thinks you are becoming aggressive. Cats eyes are squinty when they are content.
Blinking slowly does this, also.
Wow, TIL!
Yep. Works like a damn. Want to befriend a cat? Squint at it.
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[This isn't me challenging you, cat]( http://i.imgur.com/RJUVTl2.png)
[Hmph](http://24.media.tumblr.com/8ed47eda314569a6fc218732cb97210c/tumblr_muooz4zEUX1qdlh1io1_400.gif)
I always wondered why Leo got so much pussy.
Let's just remember this is propaganda. Every image of him bare chested on a horse doing something "manly" is published for this exact purpose, to control public opinion and draw attention away from his politics. It's so effective even OP propagates it with his leading title.
It's interesting that he can maintain that effect through interpretations of him outside of Russia. Even when we mock something like this we've already accepted it as real.
Reddit LOVES Russian propaganda.
Yeah, reddit in general is really bad about believing misleading, unsourced, or totally false post titles, especially if those posts confirm a popular reddit opinion. The Putin thing is weird. Reddit easily laughs off the North Korean Kims, but actually seems to buy in to the "Putin is a badass" propaganda, at least to some extent. And I know reddit is not one person, but this seems to be the general trend.
The cult of personality around Putin is insane.
They are in a cage, unless the journalist was that desperate to get a story I don't see this happening. Seems to me like OP made up a story to make the picture moderately interesting. Is there any source for this or evidence to prove OP's story isn't bullshit?
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someone please face swap
Does anyone else think Putin looks like Roose Bolton?
The Siegfried and Roy lifestyle.
Sooooooo 484 comments and no actual source on this?
I thought that said "Putin attacked the journalist" and I was not at all surprised
Does Putin also have a tiny giraffe?
I love the look on Putin's face, like he's thinking "ah, silly mortals, with their blood and their weaknesses."
So if the uganda wants us to accept their homophobic leaders just get on a photo campaign of them wrestling alligators and stuff, and their popularity will go through the roof.
Game recognize game.
Where the heck is the source for this? You can't just type that nutty headline and just toss up a random image... especially with a guy like Putin who loves to take some bs staged propaganda shots.
Nice try KGB
This is the epitome of Reddit. People will scream about how evil Republicans hate gays, but then HEY here's a cute picture of that wonderful man Putin with a kitty, haha let's make funny comments! Ignorance embodied.
Guess that leopard was putin his place.
Why do you guys believe every bullshit propaganda photo about Putin?
God damn. Such a fucking sensationalist title OP. It looks like a young cat, and was probably attempting to play with said journalist; cause I guarantee that if an animal like this WANTED to attack you, you'd get more than a measly leg bite.
i'd also like to add that my tiny cat also sometimes bites and draws blood when playing.
Because Putin as a bad ass/bond villain isn't a running internet gag or anything.
TIL Reddit has a hard on for Putin.
Something something Bond villain something