He Knows When You are Sleeping

And speaking of communists and messiahs...

Yesterday--in honor of Russian President Vladimir Putin's 55th birthday--Pajamas Media featured some translations of Putin jokes, from the Russian, of course. The flavor of jokes indicates that the Russian people have to deal with their own version of a wannabe earthly savior. Some examples:

Putin can scratch his own heel without bending over.

Shirts worn by Putin are sent to a secret military facility and converted to the strongest layer of armor for the Russian tanks.

Putin’s used tissues become the property of the Department of Cartography and their content is classified.

In the movies, Putin’s part is usually played by his twin brother Chuck Norris.

Putin can power up a microphone with his stare and shut down the Windows Media Player with his voice.

Once a month the full moon howls at Putin.

Putin, who is constitutionally required to step down as president for at least one term, is reputed to be maneuvering to become Russia's Prime Minister. Again. But there is at least one group which advocates that Putin remains president. Not so funny.