Watching the news...

[fpb]

The Ukraine has what must be the most beautiful President and Prime Minister in the world, to judge from TV pictures. President Viktor Yushchenko is as handsome as a golden-age Hollywood star, and in recent pictures towered over Vladimir Putin. Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is, again to judge by TV pictures, young, blonde and as beautiful as a model.

And they hate each other - apparently, for reasons that have nothing to do with their looks.

Comments

[redcoast.livejournal.com]

Maybe you should move to Ukraine.

[fpb.livejournal.com]

Who, me? In a country of beautiful people, I would look even shorter, fatter, uglier and sorrier than I already do.

[headnoises.livejournal.com]

...

Now there is an argument I can use to support the idea of being an "ugly American."

[fpb.livejournal.com]

Who, you? Now that I will not believe even if I see it.

[headnoises.livejournal.com]

*blush*

Flattery will get you repeat visits on the web. :^)

(As if I didn't have you on my read-before-comics book marks....)

[fpb.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty snug where I am, as things are.

[fpb.livejournal.com]

Look, to say that I am short and fat is not being hard on myself, is facing facts. To say that I am unattractive to women is not being hard on myself, it is stating the record.

[fpb.livejournal.com]

Let's leave it at that.

[theswordmaiden.livejournal.com]

IAWTC

[fpb.livejournal.com]

Yet another net slang term I do not know.

[theswordmaiden.livejournal.com]

Oh, "I agree with this comment." Or IAWTP if it's a post rather than a comment. And I understand how you feel, I think finding the right person is largely a right place, right time kind of situation. It was with me.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

I get all my news by radio, so this post made me go and take a look at these two, and yes, I do see what you mean!

Well, in a romance, their overt hatred would signal hidden attraction. Perhaps the proof is in this Reuters stock photo ("not for public use" as it loudly tells us...)

[fpb.livejournal.com]

It looks like an air kiss to me, but nice find!

[mentalguy.livejournal.com]

...and this after the dioxin poisoning that "ruined" Yushchenko's looks, too!

[fpb.livejournal.com]

It looks to me like his face recovered somewhat - it looks less swollen than it did then. Hey, do you suppose that Putin had him poisoned because he hated being loomed over and being made to feel balding and long-nosed?

[mentalguy.livejournal.com]

I dunno; Putin's nose wouldn't look too bad with a different facial structure.

[fpb.livejournal.com]

...my point exactly. 8-)