Putin Takes Off With Superbowl Ring

Jonzard · 06-29-2005, 04:13 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2096909

Funny stuff. I wish I could have seen Kraft's face when he put it in his pocket.

benchwarmer · 06-29-2005, 04:15 PM

I heard it wasn't intended, but didn't want to say anything that may cause some sort of international incident.

Just means he'll have to go out and win another this season.

eriqjaffe · 06-29-2005, 04:18 PM

This might clear things up:

Quote:

BOSTON -- Russian President Vladimir Putin walked off with New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft's diamond-encrusted 2005 Super Bowl ring, but was it a generous gift or a very expensive international misunderstanding?

Following a meeting of American business executives and Putin at Konstantinovsky Palace near St. Petersburg on Saturday, Kraft showed the ring to Putin -- who tried it on, put it in his pocket and left, said Russian news reports. While on the way out, a reporter asked him what he was going to do next. "I go to Deesneylant," Putin replied.

kingcharlesxii · 06-29-2005, 04:23 PM

This is a great story. I never trusted that Putin guy.

marioh · 06-29-2005, 04:32 PM

Vlad is gonna be stylin' with that ring on his finger.

MrWorkrate · 06-29-2005, 04:39 PM

Putin always seemed shifty to me.

Tib · 06-29-2005, 04:44 PM

This is the sports story of the year so far.

Hammer755 · 06-29-2005, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrWorkrate

Putin always seemed shifty to me.

Real name: Scott Simpson

Talk about your childhood letdowns.

Dagrims · 06-29-2005, 05:37 PM

If you're blue and you don't know
where to go to why don't you go
see if that ring fits
Putin on the Ritz
Different types who wear uniform pants
with stripes and cutaway
sleeves perfect fits
Putin on the Ritz
Dressed up like a million-dollar Ruskie
Tryin' hard to look like Tedy Bruschi (super duskie)
Come let's mix where Robert Kraft
walks with sticks or Super Bowl rings
on his mitts
Putin on the Ritz

Gastric ReFlux · 06-29-2005, 05:38 PM

Strange.

Tib · 06-29-2005, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dagrims

If you're blue and you don't know
where to go to why don't you go
see if that ring fits
Putin on the Ritz
Different types who wear uniform pants
with stripes and cutaway
sleeves perfect fits
Putin on the Ritz
Dressed up like a million-dollar Ruskie
Tryin' hard to look like Tedy Bruschi (super duskie)
Come let's mix where Robert Kraft
walks with sticks or Super Bowl rings
on his mitts
Putin on the Ritz

Brilliance.

Jonzard · 06-29-2005, 08:06 PM

According to Kraft he showed it to him and after he saw how impressed Putin was by the ring, he offered to give it to him. I don't buy it.

Although I wouldnt mess with Putin.

Gastric ReFlux · 06-29-2005, 08:10 PM

Doesn't this give us casus belli against Russia? I think we should use it before it runs out.

Jason Moyer · 06-30-2005, 03:12 PM

If Tony Blair had done the same thing, would anyone have noticed?

mlyons · 06-30-2005, 03:13 PM

If Tony Blair does anything, does anyone notice?

marioh · 06-30-2005, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gastric ReFlux

Doesn't this give us casus belli against Russia? I think we should use it before it runs out.

It was just the typical commie reaction in Vlad. Taking stuff from the rich, and pocketing it.

QuestGAV · 06-30-2005, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gastric ReFlux

Doesn't this give us casus belli against Russia? I think we should use it before it runs out.

We would get a -1 to stability since we share the same true faith.

IatricSB · 06-30-2005, 03:55 PM

Like Jonzard mentioned, Kraft is now saying that he saw Putin was impressed with it and decided to give it to him. So is it the media once again jumping to a story that isn't there or Kraft doing damage control. I'm guessing damage control, but any other thoughts?

kingcharlesxii · 06-30-2005, 04:03 PM

I'm 95% sure it's damage control. Super Bowl rings are very highly prized (even if you've won 3 lately) and I'd think he'd be more likely to have one specifically made for Putin than to give away his. Also, is Kraft really a longtime admirer of a former KGB agent?

Cardinal Rule · 07-05-2005, 11:59 AM

Kraft has probably used this line before to impress political figures. I can see how it usually goes:

Kraft: Yes, Mr. President, this is the latest Super Bowl ring. Nice isn't it? Well, would you like to have it?

GWB: No, no, I couldn't take something like that. How 'bout a jersey, or a cap, or something?
--
Kraft: Yes, Mr. Prime Minister, this is the latest Super Bowl ring. Nice isn't it? Well, would you like to have it?

Tony Blair: Honestly, sir, I could not accept such a generous gift, but your thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated.
--
Kraft: Yes, Mr. President, this is the latest Super Bowl ring. Nice isn't it? Well, would you like to have it?

Putin: Da.

06-29-2005, 04:13 PM	#1
Jonzard Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,647	Putin Takes Off With Superbowl Ring http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2096909 Funny stuff. I wish I could have seen Kraft's face when he put it in his pocket. __________________ For a scientist must indeed be freely imaginative and yet skeptical, creative and yet a critic. There is a sense in which he must be free, but another in which his thought must be very precisely regimented; there is poetry in science, but also a lot of bookkeeping. — Sir Peter B. Medawar FTB

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kingcharlesxii Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,730	This is a great story. I never trusted that Putin guy. __________________ OTBA - Stockholm Royal Squirrels of Sweden OOTP Grand League Champion 2015

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06-29-2005, 05:37 PM	#9
Dagrims Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 3,827	If you're blue and you don't know where to go to why don't you go see if that ring fits Putin on the Ritz Different types who wear uniform pants with stripes and cutaway sleeves perfect fits Putin on the Ritz Dressed up like a million-dollar Ruskie Tryin' hard to look like Tedy Bruschi (super duskie) Come let's mix where Robert Kraft walks with sticks or Super Bowl rings on his mitts Putin on the Ritz __________________ "Read books, get brain."

06-29-2005, 08:06 PM	#12
Jonzard Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,647	According to Kraft he showed it to him and after he saw how impressed Putin was by the ring, he offered to give it to him. I don't buy it. Although I wouldnt mess with Putin. __________________ For a scientist must indeed be freely imaginative and yet skeptical, creative and yet a critic. There is a sense in which he must be free, but another in which his thought must be very precisely regimented; there is poetry in science, but also a lot of bookkeeping. — Sir Peter B. Medawar FTB

06-29-2005, 04:15 PM	#2
benchwarmer Banned Join Date: May 2004 Location: Red Sox Nation Posts: 1,461	I heard it wasn't intended, but didn't want to say anything that may cause some sort of international incident. Just means he'll have to go out and win another this season.

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marioh All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NYC Posts: 1,162	Vlad is gonna be stylin' with that ring on his finger.

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MrWorkrate All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,262	Putin always seemed shifty to me.

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Gastric ReFlux Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Member #3409 Posts: 8,350	Strange.

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Gastric ReFlux Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Member #3409 Posts: 8,350	Doesn't this give us casus belli against Russia? I think we should use it before it runs out.

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06-30-2005, 03:55 PM	#18
IatricSB Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: California Posts: 3,493	Like Jonzard mentioned, Kraft is now saying that he saw Putin was impressed with it and decided to give it to him. So is it the media once again jumping to a story that isn't there or Kraft doing damage control. I'm guessing damage control, but any other thoughts? __________________ Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body; but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, "Wow! What a Ride!" Chicago(N) - Boys of Summer Oakland - 20th Century League Bakersfield - Wild Things Brooklyn - QBA Dodge City - NBSL California - ABC Dodger's Senioriest fan on the OOTP Boards

06-30-2005, 04:03 PM	#19
kingcharlesxii Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,730	I'm 95% sure it's damage control. Super Bowl rings are very highly prized (even if you've won 3 lately) and I'd think he'd be more likely to have one specifically made for Putin than to give away his. Also, is Kraft really a longtime admirer of a former KGB agent? __________________ OTBA - Stockholm Royal Squirrels of Sweden OOTP Grand League Champion 2015

07-05-2005, 11:59 AM	#20
Cardinal Rule All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Omaha Posts: 1,199	Kraft has probably used this line before to impress political figures. I can see how it usually goes: Kraft: Yes, Mr. President, this is the latest Super Bowl ring. Nice isn't it? Well, would you like to have it? GWB: No, no, I couldn't take something like that. How 'bout a jersey, or a cap, or something? -- Kraft: Yes, Mr. Prime Minister, this is the latest Super Bowl ring. Nice isn't it? Well, would you like to have it? Tony Blair: Honestly, sir, I could not accept such a generous gift, but your thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated. -- Kraft: Yes, Mr. President, this is the latest Super Bowl ring. Nice isn't it? Well, would you like to have it? Putin: Da. __________________ "Go Crazy Folks!" Jack Buck