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Russian PM Tracking His Dog Via Satellite


Just under a year ago, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced his hopes that one day he could pinpoint the location of his black Labrador, Koni, at any time of the day. Today, a dream has been realized. Mr. Putin has finally procured a satellite collar that will enable him to track the lab regardless of which of the eleven times zones she may be in while waltzing through Russia. Once the collar was slipped on, Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov immediately said "she looks sad, her free life is over." Putin didn't miss a beat when snapping back: "In Soviet Russia, GLONASS track you!"

[Image courtesy of Picasa, thanks MJ]

Vladimir Putin Releases Judo DVD


Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin apparently has something to prove -- we suspect he's trying to compensate for something we won't identify. In celebration of his 56th birthday, the former KGB agent has released a DVD that stars himself, alongside Japanese and Russian specialists, demonstrating Judo techniques. 'Let's Learn Judo with Vladimir Putin' (seriously, that's the title) features Putin displaying a surprising level of strength and speed while taking down opponents with ease and executing difficult grappling techniques.

As if the slightly bizarre notion of a politician releasing a martial arts instructional video weren't enough, Putin also released a series of photos of himself bare-chested running through the woods, as well as white water rafting and horseback riding in fatigues.

This is the same man who last year released photos of himself shooting a tiger with a tranquilizer dart to save journalists, and who also took members of the press on a fishing trip where he slept under a thin blanket, rather than in a sleeping bag (despite temperatures that dipped below freezing during the night).

These sort of testosterone-fueled shenanigans make President Bush's photo ops (like brush-clearing adventures on the ranch) seem downright wussy by comparison. [From: Telegraph]

Real Bloggers Post as Fake Celebrities

Oprah Blog
Everybody loves a good celebrity blog. Now, from a team of bloggers comes a new site that just about every celeb lover or hater can appreciate openly. Called News Groper, the site is a collection of parody blogs written as if posted by celebrities. Impressively, there are over 50 of them ranging from Oprah Winfrey, who posts "My branded products shall be as plentiful as the stars in the sky," to a contribution from Vladimir Putin who describes his vacation at Kennebunkport with the Bushes:

"At lobster diner, we talk about Iran. I play the role of 'Good Putin', and I agree with everything the Americans have to say on the subject. At dessert, I plan to play 'Bad Putin' and flip over the buffet in an awesome display of rage and power. However, they serve cherry Jell-O jigglers, which are my favorite, and I agree to make some concessions on the nuclear missile shield being placed in Europe."

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