Friday, February 17, 2006

Credi-Bull #8

Credi-Bull - a news item that might be fact, or might be fiction.
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Grigori Rasputin was a Russian mystic who was embroiled in the politics of the 1800's and played a controversial role in the lives of Tsar Nicholas II and his wife Tsarina Alexandra.
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Saint Rasputin, Holy Patron of Wonton Girl Cult Followers and Vodka!Rasputin is often called the Mad Monk, although he was never a monk and was married. He was believed to have been a psychic and faith healer, and led a scandalous life with his mostly female followers, was frequently
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seen picking up prostitutes and drinking himself into a stupor.
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He was later murdered by a group of Russian nobles and has since been portrayed by Christopher Lloyd in the animated feature Anastasia.
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More recently - despite his questionable history there is a division within the Russian Orthodox Church over a campaign to canonise Rasputin, with the eventual goal of making him a Saint.
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Real or Fake?
(Vote in the 'comments' section, answer to be revealed Monday).
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7 comments:

  1. Real. Right? Wouldn't surprise me.

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  2. is your etch-a sketch pic CG or real, if it is real how did you take the pic.

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  3. I agree with Cindy...but not a.lost.boy, for some reason

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  4. Guessing "fake" on this one, but that little bat of his was hilarious.

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  5. Reeee-yal.

    Possibly.

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  6. The profile pic is a composite of a real etch-a-sketch and a photo of myself, and a layer of distortion courtesy of Photoshop.

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  7. Real or fake? Click here to find out!

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