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April 23, 2007 7:55 AM

Boris Yeltsin, 76, Dies. The former Russian President who transitioned Russia from Communism to Capitalism and Democracy has passed away.
posted by SansPoint (21 comments total)

He's with James Brown, now.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 8:01 AM on April 23, 2007 [1 favorite]

двойной
posted by stumcg at 8:02 AM on April 23, 2007 [1 favorite]

I was under the impression he drank alot.

But of course, I think he was entitled.
posted by Ynoxas at 8:03 AM on April 23, 2007

That the man was alive this long is a miracle.

And, at long last, don't we know that being a nice fellow to knock a few back with is not the right yard stick to be measuring a world leader.

R.I.P., Boris.
posted by Dave Faris at 8:03 AM on April 23, 2007

And, at long last, don't we know that being a nice fellow to knock a few back with is not the right yard stick to be measuring a world leader.

Oh, but absolutely. The only valid criterion!

BTW, should I have posted this reply in nickyskye's thread?
posted by flapjax at midnite at 8:06 AM on April 23, 2007

дубликат
posted by horsemuth at 8:06 AM on April 23, 2007

Never heard of him.

In other news, I hear Boris Yeltsin passed away.

Maybe someone should do a non-misspelled, non wikipedia entry FPP to hold the imminent display of punctu(ation)al respect...
posted by davehat at 8:07 AM on April 23, 2007

He walked life's tightrope without a nyet.

Oh shit, I was gonna use that one for Yakov Smirnov's dot thread!
posted by maryh at 8:09 AM on April 23, 2007

Joshua Bell is playing violin in a subway corridor and only the ghosts of Boris Yeltsin, James Brown, and Anna Nicole Smith are listening.
posted by Dr-Baa at 8:10 AM on April 23, 2007

Jane! Stop this crazy thing!
posted by gubo at 8:13 AM on April 23, 2007

How many times must Yeltsin die?
posted by Mister_A at 8:15 AM on April 23, 2007

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posted by markdj at 8:16 AM on April 23, 2007

markdj, is that Russian for "." ?
posted by Mister_A at 8:16 AM on April 23, 2007

How many times must Yeltsin die?

Before he sleeps in the sand?
posted by flapjax at midnite at 8:17 AM on April 23, 2007

How many times must Yeltsin die?

What do you get when you multiply six by nine?
posted by thecaddy at 8:19 AM on April 23, 2007

How many roads must a man walk down?
posted by knapah at 8:22 AM on April 23, 2007

I like waffles!
posted by ZachsMind at 8:25 AM on April 23, 2007

☦☠
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 8:28 AM on April 23, 2007

Welcome to Metafilter. Famous people are only dead once we stop posting about them.
posted by Dr-Baa at 8:29 AM on April 23, 2007

MeTa
posted by Mister_A at 8:30 AM on April 23, 2007

Sorry, knapah, beat you to the Dylan punch. Don't know all the words to that tune, do ya?
posted by flapjax at midnite at 8:32 AM on April 23, 2007 [1 favorite]