# Vladmir Putin, kindly put a shirt on!
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vladmir-putin-kindly-put-a-shirt-on/505513
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [August 6, 2009, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vladmir-putin-kindly-put-a-shirt-on/505513 "2009-08-06T06:36:23Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2009, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vladmir-putin-kindly-put-a-shirt-on/505513/21 "2009-08-07T16:19:45Z")
> [@MOIDALIZE](#):
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> In an Ultimate Fighting tournament of all the world’s leaders, my money would be on Putin.
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> Can anyone name any other contenders?
**Jesse Ven** …
Oh, you said _world_ leader!
nevermind
Peace,
mangeorge
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### Author:  [@Ichini\_Sanshigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ichini_Sanshigo)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2009, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vladmir-putin-kindly-put-a-shirt-on/505513/22 "2009-08-07T18:07:27Z")
> [@Hodge](#):
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> I wouldn’t count out former Canadian prime minister Jean Chretien and his patented [Shawinigan Handshake](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawinigan_Handshake).
He certainly don’t need no Secret Service (or Canadian equivalent).
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### Author:  [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2009, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vladmir-putin-kindly-put-a-shirt-on/505513/23 "2009-08-07T18:13:10Z")
> [@Hodge](#):
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> I wouldn’t count out former Canadian prime minister Jean Chretien and his patented [Shawinigan Handshake](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawinigan_Handshake).
Did he rip out his spine like Sub-Zero?
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### Author:  [@Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber_in_Treasury)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2009, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vladmir-putin-kindly-put-a-shirt-on/505513/24 "2009-08-07T18:26:35Z")
How nice of him to feed Carrie Bradshaw.
And I agree, he doesn’t look that bad; I’ve seen much worse. But those are indeed moobs, LOL!
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### Author:  [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2009, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vladmir-putin-kindly-put-a-shirt-on/505513/25 "2009-08-07T18:50:50Z")
Putin looks like he could snap the neck of anyone without a second thought or without changing his expression. It’s nice to see a world leader who could kick your ass. No other world leaders could take him. Obama is athletic, but doesn’t have the combat experience. Brown looks like he couldn’t beat up himself.
A better question is; what historical world leaders could go toe-to-toe with Putin? Who are the most recent? Teddy Roosevelt _might_.
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### Author:  [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vladmir-putin-kindly-put-a-shirt-on/505513/26 "2009-08-07T18:59:47Z")
Hey, what is the Governor of California, chopped liver?
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### Author:  [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2009, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vladmir-putin-kindly-put-a-shirt-on/505513/27 "2009-08-07T19:07:12Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#):
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> Hey, what is the Governor of California, chopped liver?
Arnie is a big guy to be sure, but at the end of the day he’s an actor who lifted weights a lot.
Putin is an ex-KGB man who trained in martial arts since the age of 14.
Gotta give that fight to Putin.
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### Author:  [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2009, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vladmir-putin-kindly-put-a-shirt-on/505513/28 "2009-08-07T19:08:58Z")
> [@Mr.Kobayashi](#):
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> A better question is; what historical world leaders could go toe-to-toe with Putin? Who are the most recent? Teddy Roosevelt _might_.
I like Ike.
Enjoy,
Steven
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### Author:  [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2009, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vladmir-putin-kindly-put-a-shirt-on/505513/29 "2009-08-07T19:30:29Z")
Moshe Dayan seemed like he could handle himself in a fight. I’m sure Gerald Ford could withstand some punishment too.
My darkhorse? Nixon. I bet he was all gristle and bone, and he’d probably throw sand in your eyes when you weren’t expecting it.
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### Author:  [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vladmir-putin-kindly-put-a-shirt-on/505513/30 "2009-08-07T19:58:30Z")
How bad ass is Roosevelt? If he’d been president in 1941, the Japanese wouldn’t have dared to attack in fear of Teddy personally coming over to Japan and shooting emperor Hirohito in the face. Putin wouldn’t stand a chance.
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### Author:  [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2009, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vladmir-putin-kindly-put-a-shirt-on/505513/31 "2009-08-07T20:20:34Z")
I don’t care how many Judo videos he puts out, the man needs to put a shirt on.
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### Author:  [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2009, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vladmir-putin-kindly-put-a-shirt-on/505513/32 "2009-08-07T20:29:28Z")
> [@Mr.Kobayashi](#):
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> Arnie is a big guy to be sure, but at the end of the day he’s an actor who lifted weights a lot.
> Putin is an ex-KGB man who trained in martial arts since the age of 14.
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> Gotta give that fight to Putin.
Yeah, good point. The KGB thing is scary. Putin probably knows how to kill you with an envelope and how to get rid of the body.
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### Author:  [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2009, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vladmir-putin-kindly-put-a-shirt-on/505513/33 "2009-08-07T20:33:15Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#):
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> Yeah, good point. The KGB thing is scary. Putin probably knows how to kill you with an envelope and how to get rid of the body.
What body?
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### Author:  [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2009, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vladmir-putin-kindly-put-a-shirt-on/505513/34 "2009-08-07T21:15:54Z")
He put the body in the envelope and sent it to Siberia. How to fit a body in an envelope is a KGB secret.
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### Author:  [@KRC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KRC)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2009, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vladmir-putin-kindly-put-a-shirt-on/505513/35 "2009-08-07T21:37:44Z")
You wusses are upset about Putin taking off his shirt? Hey, I once saw a picture of Pat Buchanan in his underpants.
When I mentioned this to my sister she said she would have nightmares for a week.
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### Author:  [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2009, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vladmir-putin-kindly-put-a-shirt-on/505513/36 "2009-08-08T01:20:10Z")
If you don’t like the way someone looks, don’t look. (Mild :rolleyes:)
I do tire of hearing people complain about “having” to look at the non-beautiful. The body is art, protected in all it’s glory by the First Ammendment IMO. As is funny dressing.
Right?
mangeorge
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### Author:  [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2009, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vladmir-putin-kindly-put-a-shirt-on/505513/37 "2009-08-08T01:21:18Z")
> [@KRC](#):
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> You wusses are upset about Putin taking off his shirt? Hey, I once saw a picture of Pat Buchanan in his underpants.
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> When I mentioned this to my sister she said she would have nightmares for a week.
Link! 😛
Not to your sister, to nekkid Pat.
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### Author:  [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2009, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vladmir-putin-kindly-put-a-shirt-on/505513/38 "2009-08-08T01:46:00Z")
> [@KRC](#):
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> You wusses are upset about Putin taking off his shirt? Hey, I once saw a picture of Pat Buchanan in his underpants.
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> When I mentioned this to my sister she said she would have nightmares for a week.
Good god, how are you not blind?
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### Author:  [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2009, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vladmir-putin-kindly-put-a-shirt-on/505513/39 "2009-08-08T02:02:08Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#):
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> Good god, how are you not blind?
See??? That!
Seeing even **Pat Buchanan** scantily clad will _not_ make you blind. You might be a little afraid to ever again open your eyes, but you will not be blind.
Man up, people!
**KRC** (Kentucky _roasted_ chicken?), where’s that link? Please, share the joy.
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### Author:  [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2009, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vladmir-putin-kindly-put-a-shirt-on/505513/40 "2009-08-08T02:04:12Z")
> [@Mr.Kobayashi](#):
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> Putin looks like he could snap the neck of anyone without a second thought or without changing his expression. It’s nice to see a world leader who could kick your ass. No other world leaders could take him. Obama is athletic, but doesn’t have the combat experience. Brown looks like he couldn’t beat up himself.
>
> A better question is; what historical world leaders could go toe-to-toe with Putin? Who are the most recent? Teddy Roosevelt _might_.
I think Teddy might give Putin a good fight, but ultimately I don’t think Teddy would fight dirty enough to win.
Andrew Jackson, the first (only?) American president to physically beat a would-be assassin, would be interesting. You couldn’t call him a _world_ leader, though, since the USA was still an uppity bunch of colonies, though, nor do I think he could hold out for too long against Putin.
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