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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPutin Furious at Saudis for Using His Puppet Without Permission (Borowitz)
https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/putin-furious-at-saudis-for-using-his-puppet-without-permissionPutin Furious at Saudis for Using His Puppet Without Permission
MOSCOW (The Borowitz Report)The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, is absolutely furious at the Saudi royal family for using his puppet without first obtaining his permission, an aide to Putin confirmed on Wednesday.
According to the aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity, the Russian President has been seething with anger in recent days as he has observed the Saudis using his favorite puppet as if it were their own.
At one point, Putin was watching the news and saw his puppet behaving in the kind of scraping, subservient manner toward the Saudis that he had previously reserved for him, the aide said. He pulled the TV out of the wall and hurled it across the room.
According to diplomatic sources, the Saudis have reached out to Russia in the hopes of striking some sort of puppet-sharing agreement, but the enraged Russian President has refused to entertain such overtures. Hes my tiny puppet, and only I can make him dance, Putin reportedly snapped.
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Putin Furious at Saudis for Using His Puppet Without Permission (Borowitz) (Original Post)
Stonepounder
Oct 2018
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murielm99
(30,717 posts)1. Not that far-fetched.
Surely Putin did not want this kind of scandal so close to the midterms.
dchill
(38,447 posts)2. A little straight reporting from Borowitz?
Irony, if not dead, is critically ill. "...puppet-sharing agreement," indeed!
JohnnyRingo
(18,619 posts)3. Not as funny if it's true.
He's supposed to make satire a little more outrageous than fact.
Not Borowitz's best day.