Garry Kasparov Griefed by Flying Penis Posted May 19, 2008 In a bizarre example of Second Life leaking into the real world, a political assembly on Saturday led by chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov was disrupted by a flying penis.
Kasparov is a leader of the Other Russia movement, a loose coalition of activists opposing Vladamir Putin and the current Russian government. Over 700 people showed up for the event in central Moscow, but Kasparov's speech was interrupted when a large phallus-shaped helicopter started buzzing around the room. The Moscow Times attributed the prank to "a couple of pro-Kremlin Young Russia activists."
Compare this incident to the Second Life prank from 2006, where a CNET interview with virtual real-estate magnate Anshe Chung was interrupted by fifteen minutes of flying penises, courtesy of a group of griefers called Room 101.
The big question: Did the pro-Kremlin activists controlling the penis helicopter know about their Second Life counterparts, or was this just griefer minds thinking alike?
Update: I found a translation, courtesy of Shusha from Metafilter. After the security guard swatted it to the ground, Kasparov says, "I think we have to be thankful for the opposition's demonstration of the level of discourse we need to anticipate. Also, apparently most of their arguments are located beneath the belt." Someone in the audience shouts, "Finally the political power shows its face!" Kasparov quickly replies, "Well, if that's its face..." to laughter from the audience.
This could be the best thing to happen this year!
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Post subject: Re: Garry Kasparov Griefed by Flying Penis (NSFW)
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 3:29 pm
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It's funny considering under the soviet regime flying penises would never have been allowed, and those who dared to fly them would have ended up in a gulag. And now we see Putin supporters flying these penises to disrupt the opposition.
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Post subject: Re: Garry Kasparov Griefed by Flying Penis (NSFW)
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 7:47 pm
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Is there a proper context for flying penises? When I first heard about this, I did laugh. But I can also see where it was a bit over-the-top to unleash such large identifiable flying objects on such a serious situation.
It's kind of like Bush having a shoe thrown at him, or a soccer fan streaking naked across the field.
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