Dobby-Putin resemblance

Tue Jan 28, 2003 5:25 pm by Eraser

LMAO !!

I found this....

Possible court action over Dobby-Putin resemblance

Harry Potter character Dobby the house-elf could soon be at the centre of a court battle over his apparent resemblance to Vladimir Putin. A Russian law firm is reportedly drawing up legal action against the special effects people who dreamt up Dobby as he appears in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

It is arguing the elf has been modelled on the Russian president, the Novaya Gazeta newspaper reports. The Kremlin and Harry Potter film producers Warner Bros have declined to comment on the matter but the controversy has stirred emotions in Russia. Harry Potter websites and chatrooms have been inundated with angry Russians posting messages attacking anyone even suggesting a likeness between the elf and Putin.

The threatened legal action is the second controversy in Russia in recent months surrounding the best-selling children's books. Last year the Russian Orthodox Church called for the books to be banned. It claimed they promoted occultism and witchcraft. It is also not the first time Russians have been angered about the apparent misuse of the image of their president. In 1995, the Prosecutor-General's Office launched an investigation into alleged insults against then-President Boris Yeltsin in the popular satirical puppet show "Kukly". The case was later dropped.

Here is the accompanying picture

" Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable "

Tue Jan 28, 2003 6:20 pm by Wizard

We now have Dobby-Putin and Balkenende (Dutch Prime Minister) - Harry Potter

Tue Jan 28, 2003 6:39 pm by Tachyon

Jeez, must be a dictatorship over there. Can't even compare your presidents face to a fictional character, like you can with monkies over here and nobody giving a rat's ass.

Tue Jan 28, 2003 6:45 pm by Wizard

I like monkies!!

Lemme get a pic of Balkenende:

click here

It's rather big!!!!!

Edited by - Wizard on 28-01-2003 18:45:38

Tue Jan 28, 2003 7:08 pm by Eraser

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD Wiz !!!!!! That's one hell of a large picture !!

Next time try to post a small pic like this

BTW, the text underneath the picture says " Search the differences "

Edited by - Eraser on 28-01-2003 19:10:05

Tue Jan 28, 2003 7:47 pm by Tachyon

Heh, look at his lips in the pic Wiz posted, it looks like he has lipstick on.

Wed Jan 29, 2003 12:00 am by ElectricBrain

LOL. The Bush-Monkey is the funniest.

Bargib-David Bowie

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Wed Jan 29, 2003 7:14 am by DethStryke

um... i don't know about you. but as putin, i would be mad pissed at the law firm for saying that the elf looks like me.
to mee it seems like a semi-political move to make putin look like crap in the eye of the public

...Just a random thought from a random mind

Wed Jan 29, 2003 10:48 am by Top-Gun

I think Bargib/Robin Sach is better

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Wed Jan 29, 2003 6:50 pm by Spear

Gib is one handsomelooking SOB for being a computer geek, isn't he?

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Wed Jan 29, 2003 9:14 pm by Ugnaught

One of the best things about America is being able to make fun of politicians without worrying about being beat up, thrown in jail, or tortured. I don't see the big deal about Dobby looking a tiny bit like Putin. Putin is probably a big enough boy to get over it.

Let's get those missiles ready to destroy the universe!!

Fri Jan 31, 2003 10:57 am by Top-Gun

Politicians are Fair Game

- A Top Gun Through and Through -

Sat Apr 19, 2003 12:33 am by Locutov

which one is gibby

Sat Apr 19, 2003 4:33 am by Natrunner

Is that really Bargib or just a joke? I often wonder what you guys sometimes look like. Especially those of us that have been around here awhile.

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Sat Apr 19, 2003 5:04 am by Zeratural

i look like your average mexican, i have average mexican belifes, and average mexican attitudes, so naturally im a warezing son of a bitch who despises all that is not 100% mexico

j/k

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