# Putin On The Ritz **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 29, 2006, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-on-the-ritz/374618 "2006-09-29T16:21:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-on-the-ritz/374618/1 "2006-09-29T16:21:51Z")
Remember the Lenny Bruce line, “She wore a see-thru dress, but you didn’t want to?” Evidently, Russian president Vladimir Putin has decided that his wardrobe is too bland, and is [appearing in Soviet tabloids](http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003280612_putindress29.html) wearing translucent tops showing off his “rippling muscles.” And thus starts the Cold Nipple War. Now Bush is going to have to strike a pose in some naughty leathers in retaliation. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-on-the-ritz/374618/2 "2006-09-29T23:50:06Z")
[quote=] His suit pants and jacket were the color of white steel, [/quote] Say what? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2006, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putin-on-the-ritz/374618/3 "2006-09-30T00:43:51Z")
[QUOTE=NinetyWt] Say what? 😕 [/QUOTE] Must be some kind of satin-like material or something. Y’know, shiny, just the thing for going to the disco after a hot day’s photo shoot to pull some Travolta moves. _You should be dancink, dah…_