They're not without their own ridiculous jackassery. Not quite as bad as the modern GOP, but close.

/of course they're not as bad as dprk
//but that's quite a low bar...

The Stealth Hippopotamus: I'm flying to meet my friend in Miami

Hyman Roth?

make me some tea: And Kim John Un appears to be every bit as batshiat insane as his old man and gramps were.

To me, he looks rather jolly.

_{or is that gelatinous?}

nekom: make me some tea: And Kim John Un appears to be every bit as batshiat insane as his old man and gramps were.

How could he be anything else? He was raised as son of great leader of the communist party. Not exactly a Norman Rockwell upbringing.

GAT_00: They also juxtapose pictures of Kim Jong Il with Libya's Moammar Gadhaif and Egypt's Hosni Mubarak, and provide descriptions of the Arab Spring.

Why exactly is this message going to resonate with people who have never heard of the Middle East?

The NK people consider a lot of the Middle East (particuarly Sadaam Hussein-backed Iraq of yesteryear) their allies. They know all about the "American Imperialism of the Middle East". And the NK government telling them things like that helps reinforce nationalism and the notion that "America is going to bomb us any minute!" I exceedingly doubt we'd ever mess with NK (no oil, too close with China) but you can see where info like that would make an insular people worried.

I recently watched a very good documentary about young gymnasts in the Mass Games over there and it was filmed during the Iraq invasion. Sadaam had already been kicked out of power and at least a week later, the North Korean people didn't know he was kicked out yet. The government hadn't told them. No doubt the North Korean people have NO idea of the Arab Spring, unless it was told through the eyes of American-backed evil uprisings.

Snarfangel: make me some tea: And Kim John Un appears to be every bit as batshiat insane as his old man and gramps were.

To me, he looks rather jolly.

or is that gelatinous?

I get "fat and stupid" from the pictures. Looks like the GOP has made inroads.

Those videos that have come out about the 100,000s of "mourners" are pretty creepy. Feels like there were armed guards off camera "enticing" people to mourn, and a contest for an extra half-ration of food for who could wail the loudest.

"Women in matching camouflage fatigues, dark glasses and lipstick leaped out. All are North Korean defectors, and they came for a celebration."

Where are the pictures?

shivashakti: The Stealth Hippopotamus: I'm flying to meet my friend in Miami

Hyman Roth?

Later on he had an idea to build a city out of a kimchi jar for GI's on the way to the Yalu River. That kid's name was Kim Jong Il, and the city he invented was Pyongyang. This was a great man, a man of vision and guts. And there isn't even a plaque, or a signpost or a statue of him in that town! Someone put a rice grain through his eye. No one knows who gave the order. When I heard it, I wasn't angry; I knew Il, I knew he was head-strong, talking loud, saying stupid things. So when he turned up dead, I let it go. And I said to myself, this is the business we've chosen; I didn't ask who gave the order, because it had nothing to do with business!

Minoritydan: "Women in matching camouflage fatigues, dark glasses and lipstick leaped out. All are North Korean defectors, and they came for a celebration."



I'll be in my bunk.

Minoritydan: "Women in matching camouflage fatigues, dark glasses and lipstick leaped out. All are North Korean defectors, and they came for a celebration."

Where are the pictures?

Came to make sure some farker pointed this out.

/leaving satisfied.

shivashakti: Hyman Roth?

Old man Roth would never come here, but Johnny knows these places like the back of his hand!

Nexzus: Those videos that have come out about the 100,000s of "mourners" are pretty creepy. Feels like there were armed guards off camera "enticing" people to mourn, and a contest for an extra half-ration of food for who could wail the loudest.

It was worse with Kim il Sung's death.

The person who cries the loudest is the most loyal!!!! And if you aren't crying as much as the person next to you, you are putting yourself in line for the gulag.

The news reporter was, I think, faking some of those tears she had during the newscast of his death.

The Stealth Hippopotamus: I'm flying to meet my friend in Miami after Castro dies....

the party will be epic.

Cubans know how to party!

Yeah, the dramatic public mournings are creepy as shiat. Maybe the North Korean captives are exaggerating as a very subtle way of rebellion.

"Oh, you want me to mourn now? Sure, I'm gonna mourn so farking loud, his own family will be shamed by the contrast with their own pitiful efforts at grieving. No deceased leader in the history of mankind will ever be mourned as extravagantly as Kim Jong Il will be by me, motherfarkers."

Just a thought.

Magorn: Minoritydan: "Women in matching camouflage fatigues, dark glasses and lipstick leaped out. All are North Korean defectors, and they came for a celebration."

Where are the pictures?

You can take the defector out of North Korea but you can't take the North Korea out of the defector...

I'm not interested in taking anything OUT of her.

great is my opinion.

xanadian: I have no idea why I thought of this, but:

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/I'm probably pronouncing "juche" incorrectly, which makes the pic even less funny

That is the best thing I have ever seen. If I ever have a kid, halloween is going to be awesome.

"The U.S. and China say North Korea has to stay stable...."

Apparently China is taking a pretty defensive posture....



Defectors should feel safe taunting the north for a while.
But watch out if those Chinese Troops uncover their nipples and pick up rifles....

Nexzus: Those videos that have come out about the 100,000s of "mourners" are pretty creepy. Feels like there were armed guards off camera "enticing" people to mourn, and a contest for an extra half-ration of food for who could wail the loudest.

Not exactly, but close.

When the elder Kim died informers ratted on people who didn't show "enough grief" and they ended up in labor camps. People remember that and are making sure to seem adequately mournful.

I never hear anyone trolling against South Korea, so I'm just going to mention this (new window) and see what happens.

netcentric: "The U.S. and China say North Korea has to stay stable...."

Apparently China is taking a pretty defensive posture....

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Defectors should feel safe taunting the north for a while.
But watch out if those Chinese Troops uncover their nipples and pick up rifles....

It's the universal "come at us, bros" gesture, is it not?

Mr Rusty Shackleford: probesport: nekom: make me some tea: And Kim John Un appears to be every bit as batshiat insane as his old man and gramps were.

How could he be anything else? He was raised as son of great leader of the communist party. Not exactly a Norman Rockwell upbringing.

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Why the hell is that broad taking a dump on the handbag and curtains?

It's a very common practice in Asia that you squat. It must feel better than standing, or using a chair is a sign of laziness or something? Maybe someone can chime in on why this is so common over there.

monoski: The Stealth Hippopotamus: I'm flying to meet my friend in Miami after Castro dies....

the party will be epic.

Cubans know how to party!

it will be a fiesta!

one more dead bad guy for a hat trick this year

//bush castro carter j jackson jane fonda

Lollipop165: The person who cries the loudest is the most loyal!!!! And if you aren't crying as much as the person next to you, you are putting yourself in line for the gulag.

I don't remember the exact details, but I remember reading a story about how when the Communist party would meet in Russia, the entire room would stand and applaud someone - might have been Stalin, or whomever was the premier in later years. The point is, they'd all be standing there clapping nervously for 15 or 20 minutes or more because no one wanted to draw attention to themselves by being the first one to stop and sit down.

gameshowhost: They're not without their own ridiculous jackassery. Not quite as bad as the modern GOP, but close.

/of course they're not as bad as dprk
//but that's quite a low bar...

Oh, fark you, you bitter POS.

As for the parties? Good. He and his father were terrible people who brought misery to millions of people.

Next up? Castro. And it can't happen a minute too soon. And then Mugube.

Bah. I went to the Gacy day parade the day before the offed him and caught the Sox home game that night. Good times.

/csb

North Korea has to be one of the saddest countries in the world. A whole country either brainwashed or terrified into living like slaves. Makes me embarrassed of my species. I kind of hope this new prince turned king (there is nothing communist about this country) makes them all drink the kool-aid. Any worthwhile people must have long ago left or been killed.

caution: It's a very common practice in Asia that you squat. It must feel better than standing, or using a chair is a sign of laziness or something? Maybe someone can chime in on why this is so common over there.

It's the most comfortable resting position, as far as I care. But since it looks like you're taking a dump, it's not as common in the West.

douchebag/hater: gameshowhost: They're not without their own ridiculous jackassery. Not quite as bad as the modern GOP, but close.

/of course they're not as bad as dprk
//but that's quite a low bar...

Oh, fark you, you bitter POS.

As for the parties? Good. He and his father were terrible people who brought misery to millions of people.

Next up? Castro. And it can't happen a minute too soon. And then Mugube.

Why the hate for Castro? As far as tyrants go he seems pretty reasonable. He saved his country from being raped by big corporations and turned into a miserable shiat pit like Mexico.

hitlersbrain: Why the hate for Castro? As far as tyrants go he seems pretty reasonable. He saved his country from being raped by big corporations and turned into a miserable shiat pit like Mexico.

Now that's a committed apologist.

Kar98: caution: It's a very common practice in Asia that you squat. It must feel better than standing, or using a chair is a sign of laziness or something? Maybe someone can chime in on why this is so common over there.

It's the most comfortable resting position, as far as I care. But since it looks like you're taking a dump, it's not as common in the West.

I think it's our diet.

Maybe the defectors should form a kpop band and get a good choreographer and make songs with heavy amounts of irony in them regarding the delights of a living in policestate paradise.

make me some tea: nekom: I heard the story on my way in to the office this morning. I understand where they're coming from, but I doubt they're going to change anything. Wait, no I don't even understand where they're coming from, I don't think anyone who hasn't been in their shoes can. But the fact of the matter is nobody really wants them to change. China likes the buffer, ROK doesn't want the economic impact of absorbing them much less the culture shock that would make German reunification look like nothing, and Russia doesn't particularly care one way or the other. They're a pawn in the game played by the global powers, really.

And Kim John Un appears to be every bit as batshiat insane as his old man and gramps were.

So, that really only leaves one solution to actually change things...



... and Corporal Hicks knows what it is.

/tired of that other picture

hitlersbrain: douchebag/hater: gameshowhost: They're not without their own ridiculous jackassery. Not quite as bad as the modern GOP, but close.

/of course they're not as bad as dprk
//but that's quite a low bar...

Oh, fark you, you bitter POS.

As for the parties? Good. He and his father were terrible people who brought misery to millions of people.

Next up? Castro. And it can't happen a minute too soon. And then Mugube.

Why the hate for Castro? As far as tyrants go he seems pretty reasonable. He saved his country from being raped by big corporations and turned into a miserable shiat pit like Mexico.

I think you answered your own question. Castro might have been an improvement compared to the previous dictator, but he did not play ball with US corporations wanting to exploit his people. The US is willing to work with dictatorships far worse than Cuba as long as they play nice.

The main difference is that these demonstrations are sincere.

Loki-L: hitlersbrain: douchebag/hater: gameshowhost: They're not without their own ridiculous jackassery. Not quite as bad as the modern GOP, but close.

/of course they're not as bad as dprk
//but that's quite a low bar...

Oh, fark you, you bitter POS.

As for the parties? Good. He and his father were terrible people who brought misery to millions of people.

Next up? Castro. And it can't happen a minute too soon. And then Mugube.

Why the hate for Castro? As far as tyrants go he seems pretty reasonable. He saved his country from being raped by big corporations and turned into a miserable shiat pit like Mexico.

I think you answered your own question. Castro might have been an improvement compared to the previous dictator, but he did not play ball with US corporations wanting to exploit his people. The US is willing to work with dictatorships far worse than Cuba as long as they play nice.

A little bit of time known as the Cuban Missile Crisis, the befriending and aiding of one of the worst tyrannical governments the world has ever seen (USSR) a mere 90 miles from our shores, and the whole murdering of the opposition for decades, might, and just maybe at that, have something to do with it too.

/I take it you don't know any older Cubans who remember their country before Castro