# Writing a letter to Putin? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 19, 2015, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-a-letter-to-putin/722928 "2015-06-19T05:54:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2015, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-a-letter-to-putin/722928/21 "2015-06-20T14:41:32Z")
> [@CaptainAmerica\_1987](#): > > Well I personally think he is a good leader. And I’m sure that, in return, he thinks you’re useful. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2015, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-a-letter-to-putin/722928/22 "2015-06-20T14:46:58Z")
I’ve written a letter to Vladi His address is Moscow, Russia I’ve written “Dear Vladi, I wuv u And wish we could share some kasha” Instead of a stamp, I put rubles The postman said “that won’t go through” I’ve written a letter to Vladi Saying “Я тебя люблю!” ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2015, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-a-letter-to-putin/722928/23 "2015-06-20T21:42:34Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > And I’m sure that, in return, he thinks you’re useful. _“Polezniy durak.”_ 😉 ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-a-letter-to-putin/722928/24 "2015-06-21T01:13:58Z")
Completely unrelated, is the 1987 in your name your birth year? ---
**Author:** ![CaptainAmerica\_1987](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@CaptainAmerica\_1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptainAmerica_1987)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-a-letter-to-putin/722928/25 "2015-06-21T02:46:23Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > Completely unrelated, is the 1987 in your name your birth year? Yes ---
**Author:** ![Hector\_St\_Clare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5ac83/32.png) [@Hector\_St\_Clare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hector_St_Clare)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-a-letter-to-putin/722928/26 "2015-06-21T05:38:28Z")
Do you know Russian? ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-a-letter-to-putin/722928/27 "2015-06-21T13:20:34Z")
> [@CaptainAmerica\_1987](#): > > Well I personally think he is a good leader. I can’t stand the ones we have ruling over us and I take enjoyment in seeing him give them as hard a time as he can give them. I mean why do people write fan mail to celebrities?🙂 This is a great point, **CaptainAmerica**! I think that you are great. Please, keep up the good work, and I’m going to tell all my friends about you! Can you send me a picture? ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-a-letter-to-putin/722928/28 "2015-06-21T13:22:16Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > _“Polezniy durak.”_ > > 😉 Is this what I think it is, as in post #21??😕 ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Kobayashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-a-letter-to-putin/722928/29 "2015-06-21T13:54:51Z")
Ask him if it’s true homophobes tend to be closet cases. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-a-letter-to-putin/722928/30 "2015-06-21T13:56:26Z")
Vlad, have you ever been in a Turkish prison? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-a-letter-to-putin/722928.md?page=1)