ph'nglui mglw"nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn"

July 4, 2006 5:58 PM

"When the stars are right, R'lyeh will rise from the sea, never to sink again, and Cthulhu will awaken and revel across the world... ravening for delight." This must undoubtedly be Russian President Vladimir Putin's answer when (or indeed, if) he is asked, among other things, what he thinks about the re-awakening of Cthulhu. On July 6, Mr Putin will respond via the Internet in his first-ever webcast to some of the questions posted through the BBC Online and Yandex sites, where queries can also be voted on, as part of a Kremlin media charm offensive ahead of the G8 Summit in Saint Petersburg on July 15-17. Some of the most popular questions being put by Russian web surfers to their President so far include; when he lost his virginity, when he will legalise marijuana and, as previously mentioned, when a giant fictional octopus sleeping at the bottom of the ocean will awaken. Oh, and why he kissed a young boy on the stomach. Not that any of that matters in comparison to the awesome power of Cthulu!
posted by Effigy2000 (10 comments total)

Fictional?
posted by Krrrlson at 6:54 PM on July 4, 2006

Greetings Starfghter! You have been recruited by the Star League to defend the frontier against Zurr and the Codan Armada.
posted by MrLint at 7:36 PM on July 4, 2006

CthulHu!

And I love the Last Starfighter!

And when will Bush do this? He should go on IRC, I'd pay money to see that.
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 8:03 PM on July 4, 2006 [1 favorite]

sorry, forgot:

Ia! Shub-Niggurath! The goat with a thousand young!
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 8:04 PM on July 4, 2006

Clearly he was trying to extract the boy's soul from his naval. F'tgn. But I wonder how he feels about Pandas? Is he pro-Panda?
*eyes Putin suspiciously*
posted by Smedleyman at 8:39 PM on July 4, 2006

The Devil Wears Panda.
posted by SPrintF at 9:09 PM on July 4, 2006

Err, can someone post the exact questions?
posted by clockworkjoe at 9:21 PM on July 4, 2006

(Lurker Films)
posted by porpoise at 11:24 PM on July 4, 2006

Cthulhu! Fhtagn! Ia! Ia!
posted by EarBucket at 4:14 AM on July 5, 2006

An article on Putin answering the questions. Seems he didn't ever end up getting asked about Cthulhu. A crying same.
posted by Effigy2000 at 2:35 PM on July 6, 2006