Putin kissing Trump mural goes viral

In one of today's striking news clips

two men are shown kissing on the lips

The  six foot mural, 

from a small Lithuanian restaurant

has gone viral 

and found millions to enchant.

Apparently, seeing men kissing men is not rare

in Slavic countries or considered 'over the pale'

and, while it may not be polite to compare

it is also not unheard of  in Fort Lauderdale.

But whether or not we approve the hype

or suggestive relations  of this particular type--

since  we're all  now standing at the brink of Nuclear War,

perhaps this could point to  what lips may be  better for

than shouting out mutual  hate

or whatever else may eventuate.

HzL

5/15/16

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World Wide Words: Beyond the pale

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The phrase is properly beyond the pale. It means an action that’s regarded as outside the limits of acceptable behaviour, one that’s objectionable or improper.

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Putin kissing Trump mural goes viral

 Marco della Cava, USA TODAY7:10 p.m. EDT May 14, 2016

(Photo: Mindaugas Kulbis, AP)

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A small Lithuanian restaurant garnered international attention Saturday thanks to its 6-foot mural showing presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Russian leaderVladimir Putin locking lips.

The mural outside Keule Ruke — or Smoking Pig — eatery in the capital city of Vilnius is a nod to a famous 1979 image of two Communist leaders, Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and East Germany's Erich Hoenecker, in the same pose. Men kissing each other on the lips is a common greeting in Slavic countries.