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MineralMan

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6. Who Can Say?

Fri Oct 27, 2023, 01:56 PM

Oct 2023

We can't go and check on him. Nobody can, really. So, unless we see him alive, maybe he's dead. Or maybe not.

Uncertainty is a terrible thing.

How will we know? When will we know? Do we care if we know?

Funny business those Russians are all about...

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Has Putin Died? What We Know, What We Don't [View all] William769 Oct 2023 OP

I'll Wait Till I See A Kremlin Denial, Sir, Before I Believe It The Magistrate Oct 2023 #1

I am waiting for an AI image of him denying it. JohnSJ Oct 2023 #3

I thought I saw a denial earlier nt AZSkiffyGeek Oct 2023 #5

The Russian Dude on YouTube shared a couple denials this morning. sybylla Oct 2023 #72

Lol. gab13by13 Oct 2023 #2

He can settle it by coming on tv.......................... Lovie777 Oct 2023 #4

And it needs to be the real Vlad, Sky Jewels Oct 2023 #11

and not his stunt doubble . AllaN01Bear Oct 2023 #50

Who Can Say? MineralMan Oct 2023 #6

Schroedinger's Russian Despot? Ocelot II Oct 2023 #8

Exactly. Google can translate this: MineralMan Oct 2023 #12

Sounds like sgt. Schultz William769 Oct 2023 #21

Indeed. MineralMan Oct 2023 #25

That gave me a good chuckle. Xolodno Oct 2023 #60

The whole thing is so very Russian! liberalhistorian Oct 2023 #66

Probably a hoax, but I wouldn't be sad if it turned out to be true. Ocelot II Oct 2023 #7

Someone should drive a stake through his heart just to be sure he's not faking. Meadowoak Oct 2023 #9

Yes, I'm ok with that. Heehee. brush Oct 2023 #15

I wouldn't waste a good steak on him. Just throw him on the grill, too! Wonder Why Oct 2023 #56

True or not EYESORE 9001 Oct 2023 #10

Weekend with Bernie? Vogon_Glory Oct 2023 #13

Show me. Chainfire Oct 2023 #14

I'm itching to start the mourning process FrankBooth Oct 2023 #16

I will believe Bird Lady Oct 2023 #17

Caveat - funeral WITH a clearly visible body in high definition. Nt Maru Kitteh Oct 2023 #22

Is Russian media playing "Swan Lake?" That's supposed to be the traditional signal. n/t dobleremolque Oct 2023 #18

If he really did die they won't be able to keep that a secret for long. totodeinhere Oct 2023 #19

Exactly what I'm thinking KS Toronado Oct 2023 #43

The picture of being locked in with Putin's rotting corpse is quite vivid, but Maru Kitteh Oct 2023 #20

He'll be getting ripe pretty soon. lpbk2713 Oct 2023 #23

Flies are good nutrition. Those doctors will be getting hungry and Maru Kitteh Oct 2023 #30

I am so hoping this rumor is true kimbutgar Oct 2023 #24

Also to consider, Putin would fake his own death. Irish_Dem Oct 2023 #26

Anything is possible. William769 Oct 2023 #29

If things heat up too much for Putin, he will do his own extraction. Irish_Dem Oct 2023 #42

is trump crying? aren't they besties? orleans Oct 2023 #27

Psychopaths are incapable of empathy JoseBalow Oct 2023 #32

Wow - that sure sums him up. calimary Oct 2023 #48

donnie dollhands will be draped over his coffin... rubbersole Oct 2023 #35

He's not dead. He's says he's feeling better. Ray Bruns Oct 2023 #28

LOL William769 Oct 2023 #31

Norwegian Blues stun easily, major. JoseBalow Oct 2023 #37

Meanwhile, madamesilverspurs Oct 2023 #33

True or false? Maybe if we watch what happens in Ukraine? bluestarone Oct 2023 #34

As soon as... 2naSalit Oct 2023 #36

We all will be, especially the Russian People. William769 Oct 2023 #38

All I can say is . . . AverageOldGuy Oct 2023 #39

I have vodka I'll pour over his grave Marthe48 Oct 2023 #40

Good one! calimary Oct 2023 #49

Tan his hide, Clyde Marthe48 Oct 2023 #55

Wishful thinking CloudWatcher Oct 2023 #41

For those who remember... Mr. Evil Oct 2023 #44

I always loved that hearing impaired bit with Garrett Morris! JoseBalow Oct 2023 #63

Konstantin at "inside Russia" says no way Warpy Oct 2023 #45

But death has a way of not being stopped by such things. calimary Oct 2023 #53

Putin is probably laughing his ass off at how often he can get away with this DFW Oct 2023 #46

Wow! peggysue2 Oct 2023 #47

Moon Over Parador JoseBalow Oct 2023 #62

LOL! peggysue2 Oct 2023 #70

My glass half full viewpoint of this is it's good news so that his invasion of Ukraine and killing iluvtennis Oct 2023 #51

Like a Movie Prendy Oct 2023 #52

That was a mostly factual account of Stalin's death though JoseBalow Oct 2023 #64

So silly. If he died his BFF Trump would have blabbed Bluesaph Oct 2023 #54

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2023 #57

Popcorn & Vodka, anyone? Wonder Why Oct 2023 #58

A very popular Russian joke... Thunderbeast Oct 2023 #59

That joke could earn you 5 years in the Gulag, JoseBalow Oct 2023 #65

"Russian gossip channel General SVR" TwilightZone Oct 2023 #61

24 hours after this supposed "coup d'etat" was meant to have happened, you bother starting a thread about it? muriel_volestrangler Oct 2023 #67

It was a current Newsweek article William769 Oct 2023 #68

Well, that's part of the point - Newsweek is an awful rag these days muriel_volestrangler Oct 2023 #71

"...this reported slide in health has allegedly reached its nadir, if the newest rumor is to be believed." LudwigPastorius Oct 2023 #69