Putin

[Tero]

[JimC]

"We have come not to praise Caesar, but to bury him"

[klr]

"We have come not to praise Caesar, but to bury him"

And to make sure that he stays dead. Bring me the quick-lime.

[Svartalf]

A shame this is not in the Wake

[Warren Dew]

Is there generally a suspicion in the UK press that Putin is dead? The concept hasn't penetrated the U.S. press at all, but then, the U.S. press misses things all the time.

[JimC]

Is there generally a suspicion in the UK press that Putin is dead? The concept hasn't penetrated the U.S. press at all, but then, the U.S. press misses things all the time.

I gather it was more of a rumour within Russia itself, which then leaked out to elements of the world press...

[pErvinalia]

Tero started the rumour.

[Seth]

I'm not putin any stock in the rumors until I see his dead, DNA-certified body on display in the Kremlin. Then I'll have a shot of The McCallan and salute whoever poloniumed him.

[Blind groper]

Putin is not dead. He has done temporary disappearing acts before. He is probably down with the common cold but is not willing to be seen to be merely mortal.

[cronus]

He's in Greece. Can't tell anyone. It's a secret holiday.

[Calilasseia]

One of the rumours doing the rounds in Russia at the moment, is that he skipped work to attend the birth of a secret love child. One he purportedly fathered with a mistress in Switzerland.

[JimC]

He actually attended the Melbourne Grand Prix disguised as a Greek Orthodox Priest...

[Xamonas Chegwé]

He's in my toilet. Taking a fucking long time about it too! That better not stink, ya bastit!!1!

[Svartalf]

expect Chechens determined to kill him in the loo

[JimC]

The chechens have come home to roost...