"So then Jan Brewer was all like this in the capitalist running dogs face..."

Separated at birth.

Here's Kim Jong-Un, looking at things

After the first image in TFA, ok I lol.

1)I've been playing WoW for 36 straight hours. Damn it's bright out here.
3)Gee, thanks, Dad. WTF is it?
4)I can eat this, right?
5)Not sure if good, clap anyway.

I'd be fascinated to know what percentage of North Koreans actually fully buy into the cult of personality surrounding the Kims, and what percentage just think it's better to play along in order to keep their positions and/or lives.

FREE BIRD!!!

Listen, just listen for a minute. The sustain, listen to it.

aAaaaAaaaAaaaAaaaaaa

You can go and have some kim chee and still be hearin' this one.

On a visit to the Mangyongdae Revolutionary School during the Lunar New Year holidays, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un provides on-the-spot guidance

My favorite quirk about North Korean propaganda - this little farker knows everything about everything! So did his dad. And grandfather. Good thing they're in charge.

/So happy I can post again. I got banned for 38 years, but now I'm back. That was quick.
//Not really. Probably a bug.

NOM

sprawl15: You can go and have some kim chee and still be hearin' this one.

His domestic policy is Codename: Lick My Love Pump.

goddamnitsomuch

There are so many Photoshop possibilities with these pictures, it defies logic. I especially loved the picture of him imitating LHO with the rifle.

Maud Dib: OK, who spilled beer on the server?

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I got the same message and sent some feedback to a moderator about that, as I didn't know what was going on. Apparently it's been resolved, since we're both liters and posting.

No thumb. Ta-da!

culebra: sprawl15: You can go and have some kim chee and still be hearin' this one.

His domestic policy is Codename: Lick My Love Pump.



HA! Me too!

so, he's Bi-sexual and likes threesomes


The girl blase but the guy looks a little nervous

Shaggy_C: goddamnitsomuch

I WIN

What with all the "I swing both ways" pics of him holding hands with a guy on one side and a girl on the other?

I said, "I GOT YOUR NOSE"

31. Chromed AKMs or are those AK74s? AND WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT

And 16 screams for a Dukakis shoop.

Sandor at the Zoo: I'd be fascinated to know what percentage of North Koreans actually fully buy into the cult of personality surrounding the Kims, and what percentage just think it's better to play along in order to keep their positions and/or lives.

North Korean defectors say most people actually believe it. The lack of information from the outside world is really stunning, and the Kims are revered, in an almost religious way. Everything good comes from the leader or the vision of Kim Il-Sung. Protection from American imperialism is a necessity. Everything bad must be the fault of corrupt high-level officials, never the Kims. People who have contacts in Japan or who leave NK to go to the outside world often get disenchanted by the system and its constraints. The system - not focusing anger at the very top of that system, even though North Korea is effectively a Stalinist style monarchy.

The top level elites who know of the lifestyle enjoyed by the Kims are a different story, but often they're actually in the Kim family or they usually have powerful incentives to maintain their dominant position in the North Korean hierarchy, and there are disincentives from leaving or rebelling (their whole families will be punished.)

"Yes! Three fingers in! You have to smell this!"

Wow, he's the only fat person in the entire country.

I've gotta say that he looks much less cartoonish than pops.

Demetrius: He looks so woefully unprepared to be the leader of his tree fort never mind an entire country.

Maybe it's wishful thinking, but I feel like this guy will be the leader when the whole house of cards that is North Korea comes tumbling down. He'll be eaten alive.

culebra: Demetrius: He looks so woefully unprepared to be the leader of his tree fort never mind an entire country.

Maybe it's wishful thinking, but I feel like this guy will be the leader when the whole house of cards that is North Korea comes tumbling down. He'll be eaten alive.

First bacon the country's had in years?

/Squeal like a pig!
//ewww.

culebra: Demetrius: He looks so woefully unprepared to be the leader of his tree fort never mind an entire country.

Maybe it's wishful thinking, but I feel like this guy will be the leader when the whole house of cards that is North Korea comes tumbling down. He'll be eaten alive.

Yep, I think so too. The generals that constantly surround him are fifty times harder, smarter, and meaner than he is.

Philip Francis Queeg: [cdn.theatlantic.com image 640x456]

"So then Jan Brewer was all like this in the capitalist running dogs face..."

Came here to say that, leaving satisfied.

I'm on a horse.

Not expecting to ID all the foodstuffs, but WTF is #3? I might want one too.

Judging by picture #2, the NKPA's navy must consist of a dinghy and a rubber duck.

When I was eight, I handled a basketball for the first time and dunked it from exactly this spot. Won the game and got the girl True story.

ultraholland: [cdn.theatlantic.com image 640x476]

When I was eight, I handled a basketball for the first time and dunked it from exactly this spot. Won the game and got the girl True story.

Two things I take away from that picture...

A) They can't even afford to photoshop a net onto that goal, let alone actually have one.

B) There is no heat and possibly very little light given how much contrast the lighting from the flash is creating on the nearby subjects, and how they are all in very warm clothing indoors.

Why do half the pictures look like he is being restrained by 1 or 2 people? Is that a Korean thing?

I love the "Look I am pointing that means I am in command telling people what to do" propaganda BS.

Leo Bloom's Freakout: B) There is no heat and possibly very little light given how much contrast the lighting from the flash is creating on the nearby subjects, and how they are all in very warm clothing indoors.

It's like that in EVERY PHOTO

Awesome WWII surplus sheepskin flight suit in Pic #15.

Leo Bloom's Freakout: B) There is no heat and possibly very little light given how much contrast the lighting from the flash is creating on the nearby subjects, and how they are all in very warm clothing indoors.

This is probably exactly true. LIFE magazine did a nice photo gallery and story on NK recently. I can't seem to pull it up, but one of the photos is of a woman in a heavy jacket. The building she was being photographed in had been empty just before the shoot.

Anyone else think that this kid is a figure head and that the generals run the country and control everything? I mean they say that Kim Jong Il ruled, but is this idea at all plausible?

Leo Bloom's Freakout: ultraholland: [cdn.theatlantic.com image 640x476]

When I was eight, I handled a basketball for the first time and dunked it from exactly this spot. Won the game and got the girl True story.

Two things I take away from that picture...

A) They can't even afford to photoshop a net onto that goal, let alone actually have one.

B) There is no heat and possibly very little light given how much contrast the lighting from the flash is creating on the nearby subjects, and how they are all in very warm clothing indoors.

The net was cooked and eaten weeks ago. They told the peasants it was lo mein.

Unless it's some kind of weird lens effect it appears that the floor on the right corner is seriously concave.

epyonyx: Anyone else think that this kid is a figure head and that the generals run the country and control everything? I mean they say that Kim Jong Il ruled, but is this idea at all plausible?

Well, duh. Though it's also speculated that the real power currently resides in his paternal aunt and her husband, who is a top general or something.

epyonyx: Anyone else think that this kid is a figure head and that the generals run the country and control everything? I mean they say that Kim Jong Il ruled, but is this idea at all plausible?

Are you suggesting that the Kim family inner circle actually believes the kid is a supergenius progeny of a god?

If Junior does his job right, he'll have each faction playing off each other to keep them from turning on him. However, pops had decades of grooming to learn how to do that and Junior hasn't been around for as long. Plus they have critical infrastructure problems (which is an understatement). I'm predicting a coup in the next six years followed by annexation by China.

orclover: Why do half the pictures look like he is being restrained by 1 or 2 people? Is that a Korean thing?

I'm wondering if maybe he has some physical condition that can cause issues with walking and standing. They would never admit it publicly but I sure get the FDR feel of "hiding the wheelchair" in some of those pictures.

Some of those old soldier guys don't look so convinced about this dude.

JoeJitsu: Unless it's some kind of weird lens effect it appears that the floor on the right corner is seriously concave.

Farking arcs viewed from an oblique angle, how do they work?!

Soiled Underwear: orclover: Why do half the pictures look like he is being restrained by 1 or 2 people? Is that a Korean thing?

I'm wondering if maybe he has some physical condition that can cause issues with walking and standing. They would never admit it publicly but I sure get the FDR feel of "hiding the wheelchair" in some of those pictures.

Maybe just has his Dad's penchant for liquor without the ability to determine where/when and/or fake walking while blitzed.

nekom: MusicMakeMyHeadPound: If Junior does his job right, he'll have each faction playing off each other to keep them from turning on him. However, pops had decades of grooming to learn how to do that and Junior hasn't been around for as long. Plus they have critical infrastructure problems (which is an understatement). I'm predicting a coup in the next six years followed by annexation by China.

You think China wants to deal with that? South Korea doesn't either. Who annexes a hell hole? Honestly?

Land is land. I'm not saying China would allow North Korean citizens to enter China freely for a generation or two or any such population-mixing idiocy, but hey - even as a prison state it's got value.

/think of it as China's Siberia

theknuckler_33: [cdn.theatlantic.com image 640x442]

Look, it's a bird! It's a plane! It's...

Santorum from the sky!

culebra: Demetrius: He looks so woefully unprepared to be the leader of his tree fort never mind an entire country.

Maybe it's wishful thinking, but I feel like this guy will be the leader when the whole house of cards that is North Korea comes tumbling down. He'll be eaten alive.

I'm not so certain that Kim Jong Il was running the show. It's hard for a personality cult leader to maintain actual control over a strong military when he hasn't been commanding the forces long enough to form alliances with generals. Even if Daddy had the ability to do so, Son is too young. He's probably the face, while the military is actually running the show. The military needs the Kims because of the personality cult they formed (which I suspect has enough believers among the populace to be effective).

I can't see the status quo changing unless Kim Jong Un makes some early attempt at wresting real power from the junta.

JoeJitsu: Leo Bloom's Freakout: ultraholland: [cdn.theatlantic.com image 640x476]

When I was eight, I handled a basketball for the first time and dunked it from exactly this spot. Won the game and got the girl True story.

Two things I take away from that picture...

A) They can't even afford to photoshop a net onto that goal, let alone actually have one.

B) There is no heat and possibly very little light given how much contrast the lighting from the flash is creating on the nearby subjects, and how they are all in very warm clothing indoors.

The net was cooked and eaten weeks ago. They told the peasants it was lo mein.

Unless it's some kind of weird lens effect it appears that the floor on the right corner is seriously concave.

I think the painted line is curved. Take a look at the wood grain.

/Have no depth perception, so do similar judgement calls pretty much 24/7.

indylaw: culebra: Demetrius: He looks so woefully unprepared to be the leader of his tree fort never mind an entire country.

Maybe it's wishful thinking, but I feel like this guy will be the leader when the whole house of cards that is North Korea comes tumbling down. He'll be eaten alive.

I'm not so certain that Kim Jong Il was running the show. It's hard for a personality cult leader to maintain actual control over a strong military when he hasn't been commanding the forces long enough to form alliances with generals. Even if Daddy had the ability to do so, Son is too young. He's probably the face, while the military is actually running the show. The military needs the Kims because of the personality cult they formed (which I suspect has enough believers among the populace to be effective).

I can't see the status quo changing unless Kim Jong Un makes some early attempt at wresting real power from the junta.

I agree that it's pretty clear he's not actually in charge I guess what I'm getting at is that transitional periods like this are always fraught with danger. Combine that with the energy and food crises and I think its likely that he's holding the bag when it all come to a head.

meyerkev: JoeJitsu: Leo Bloom's Freakout: ultraholland: [cdn.theatlantic.com image 640x476]

When I was eight, I handled a basketball for the first time and dunked it from exactly this spot. Won the game and got the girl True story.

Two things I take away from that picture...

A) They can't even afford to photoshop a net onto that goal, let alone actually have one.

B) There is no heat and possibly very little light given how much contrast the lighting from the flash is creating on the nearby subjects, and how they are all in very warm clothing indoors.

The net was cooked and eaten weeks ago. They told the peasants it was lo mein.

Unless it's some kind of weird lens effect it appears that the floor on the right corner is seriously concave.

I think the painted line is curved. Take a look at the wood grain.

/Have no depth perception, so do similar judgement calls pretty much 24/7.

I know. It was a dumb attempt at humor responding to the OP comment about the lighting and such.

culebra: indylaw: culebra: Demetrius: He looks so woefully unprepared to be the leader of his tree fort never mind an entire country.

Maybe it's wishful thinking, but I feel like this guy will be the leader when the whole house of cards that is North Korea comes tumbling down. He'll be eaten alive.

I'm not so certain that Kim Jong Il was running the show. It's hard for a personality cult leader to maintain actual control over a strong military when he hasn't been commanding the forces long enough to form alliances with generals. Even if Daddy had the ability to do so, Son is too young. He's probably the face, while the military is actually running the show. The military needs the Kims because of the personality cult they formed (which I suspect has enough believers among the populace to be effective).

I can't see the status quo changing unless Kim Jong Un makes some early attempt at wresting real power from the junta.

I agree that it's pretty clear he's not actually in charge I guess what I'm getting at is that transitional periods like this are always fraught with danger. Combine that with the energy and food crises and I think its likely that he's holding the bag when it all come to a head.

I think my point is that it's probably not even a transition as long as Li'l Kim does as he is told. Unless Kim wants to make a grab for genuine power, and I don't think he has the resources for that, each side has a vested interest in propping up the other - Kim, in ensuring that the military support and maintain his de facto monarchy, and the military, in hiding behind the countenance of a semi-divine figurehead.

Leo Bloom's Freakout: ultraholland: [cdn.theatlantic.com image 640x476]

When I was eight, I handled a basketball for the first time and dunked it from exactly this spot. Won the game and got the girl True story.

Two things I take away from that picture...
A) They can't even afford to photoshop a net onto that goal, let alone actually have one.
B) There is no heat and possibly very little light given how much contrast the lighting from the flash is creating on the nearby subjects, and how they are all in very warm clothing indoors.

Let me add two more
C) No room for bleachers (see far end corner)
D) The awful floor paint--especially the green--needs another coat (or stripped off completely)

rockhound: Would someone hem his pants already. Or get him some that fit.

Came here to say that. Not a single item of his clothing fits in any of the pictures. And his shoes are cushy fat guy "dress" shoes.

But I suppose the good leather soles get boiled and eaten by slaves on the downlow the minute he goes to bed with his concubines every night.

Thank you Fark for the awesome laughs today.

This is Kim Jr.Jr in this video, right?


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MusicMakeMyHeadPound: epyonyx: Anyone else think that this kid is a figure head and that the generals run the country and control everything? I mean they say that Kim Jong Il ruled, but is this idea at all plausible?

Are you suggesting that the Kim family inner circle actually believes the kid is a supergenius progeny of a god?

If Junior does his job right, he'll have each faction playing off each other to keep them from turning on him. However, pops had decades of grooming to learn how to do that and Junior hasn't been around for as long. Plus they have critical infrastructure problems (which is an understatement). I'm predicting a coup in the next six years followed by annexation by China.

How would a coup play to the indoctrinated masses? Overthrowing the Eternal Leader's grandson? Wouldn't that be like overthrowing Jesus?

Or, I guess, Jesus's portly kid.

bob_ross: WHY SO MUCH HAND HOLDING? WHYYY???!1!
WHY?!
Why?!
...
.

To keep him from pulling a gun out of his pocket and blowing his own brains out?

sendtodave: How would a coup play to the indoctrinated masses? Overthrowing the Eternal Leader's grandson? Wouldn't that be like overthrowing Jesus?

Or, I guess, Jesus's portly kid.

"The Dear Leader was providing on-the-spot guidance so hard, he turned into pure energy."

Flab: bob_ross: WHY SO MUCH HAND HOLDING? WHYYY???!1!
WHY?!
Why?!
...
.

They're afraid he might touch something and launch a nuke.

I think he keeps trying to run away, once he stole that horse, so they have to get hold of him or have food in front of him.

Heh.

Laugh now, this picture won't be nearly as funny as the coup d'etat and the ensuing chaos.

*won't be nearly as funny after the coup d'etat and the ensuing chaos, that is.

The hats are what always get me. Not the fuzzy warm ones; I mean the officers' cap ones. The style looks oddly kind of cute on the women, but on the guys the things are like fabric-covered mixing-bowls, or something that a character in a Super Mario game might wear.

Zeno-25: [i.imgur.com image 640x438]

Heh.

Laugh now, this picture won't be nearly as funny as the coup d'etat and the ensuing chaos.

There is no f*cking way of predicting how that shiat would turn out, I'm pretty sure.

Zeno-25: *won't be nearly as funny after the coup d'etat and the ensuing chaos, that is.

No no, you had it right the first time.

The only thing missing from that pic is the guy behind him holding a gun up to his head. Somethin farked up goin on there eh.

I wonder how long till one of those men in the background decide it is time to eliminate the "Dear Leader" and take power for themselves.

epyonyx: Anyone else think that this kid is a figure head and that the generals run the country and control everything? I mean they say that Kim Jong Il ruled, but is this idea at all plausible?

Yeah. From the reports of people like classmates (he was educated out of the country) he's actually a really nice guy. Sort of a stereotypical computer science nerd - which is what he is.

If he can get past some of the generals more accustomed to his father's reign, he could probably actually do a lot of great things where he is. But they probably figure they have to "guide" him for a significant period of time - it's going to be interesting to see what happens. Civil war, or social revolution, or conversion of "nice programmer nerd" to dictator.

Almost every picture could have the caption "What is this? This isn't food." and it would work. Except the pictures with food in them. Those need only "Food."

Bathia_Mapes: Anenu: I wonder how long till one of those men in the background decide it is time to eliminate the "Dear Leader" and take power for themselves.

IMHO, they're already in power. The new "Dear Leader" is their puppet.

That was kind of a given from the beginning....but my question....what designs do the generals have? Is there any intel on the N. Korean military goals/objectives? Besides eating?

Bathia_Mapes: Anenu: I wonder how long till one of those men in the background decide it is time to eliminate the "Dear Leader" and take power for themselves.

IMHO, they're already in power. The new "Dear Leader" is their puppet.

Sure. He hasn't solidified power yet, he needs to do what "they" say.

The problem being that there is likely more than one "them."

Sock Ruh Tease: [i.imgur.com image 640x484]

That sure is some ghetto-ass tupperware they're using for Dear Leader's buffet.

Is North Korea so evil that they killed the imperialist heat? I have not seen a single picure of the leaders in light clothing.

/I wear my jacket inside
//So I can, so I can
///still freeze my butt off at night

Humperdidoo!

It pleases me greatly to report that I've collected enough Kim Jong-un weirdness on my blog (new window) to have it rate higher on Google than genuine North Korea watch site. FTW!

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MusicMakeMyHeadPound: Land is land. I'm not saying China would allow North Korean citizens to enter China freely for a generation or two or any such population-mixing idiocy, but hey - even as a prison state it's got value.

Two things I recall regarding NK that came out of the recent Wikileaks triumph/fiasco:

1) China has no farking clue what to do with NK either. They're not comfortable with their batshiat-crazy neighbor, but at the same time they really don't want a US ally right on their border.
2) Internally, they figure they can accept 300,000 refugees from NK before "sealing the border." I don't know for sure what that means, but it sounds like machine-gunning civilians.

NK refugees can't go south - too many farking landmines in the DMZ. Well...they'll try anyway. That, and taking the sea route with mostly-poor results. It'll be a shiatshow on both ends of the country.

/"How many people are in NK?"
/"About twenty million."
/"... Oh God."

Anenu: I wonder how long till one of those men in the background decide it is time to eliminate the "Dear Leader" and take power for themselves.

You mean open themselves up to take the blame for their actions? As long as Jong-Un is a good boy, I don't think that will happen.