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Kim Jong in Berlin

November 25th, 2007 · No Comments

OK… Away from the serious stuff for a while. I once heard that Kim Jong Il was once heard to say that he thought another dynastic succession would make the DPRK the laughing stock of the world… well… it’s too late to stop that now…

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Mr Toilet’s house opens

November 12th, 2007 · 1 Comment

While there has been a lot said about the psychological effects that unification could have on North Koreans when they come face to face with their materially driven southern brethren, I can’t help but think things like this could leave a scar for generations to come…
Mr. Toilet’s house opens in South Korea
SEOUL (AFP) — A South […]

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Kim Jong-Il is an internet expert!

October 8th, 2007 · 3 Comments

According to AFP, Kim Jong-Il let out at the recent Summit that he is an internet expert. I wonder if he has seen our site… and if so - where are the comments??? I’m dying here!!!

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South-North Korean Summit for Stamp Collectors

October 2nd, 2007 · No Comments

Will Roh Moo-Hyun also get into the North’s stamp collection? I think the photography to date seems a little below stamp quality… but who knows, there is some damned nice flowers in the background… if only that suit weren’t there, but I bet they’re good with an airbrush up North…

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Korean peninsula in human form

September 27th, 2007 · 1 Comment

 
Young people from 23 Asian countries make a formation resembling the Korean Peninsula at a resort in Gyeonggi Province on Saturday (Aug. 11) where they gathered to participate in 2007 Youth Camp for Asia’s Future.
I wonder how they handled the placing of three young people on Dokdo? Were Japanese youths allowed to stand there? And […]

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Korean unification and Nostradamus

September 19th, 2007 · 2 Comments

I was told last night by someone in a soju tent that Nostradamus predicted Korean unification will occur when:
 ”pestilence falls from the sky and the false prince leaves the land of the two brothers to defend his persian harem”
I couldn’t find any such predictions on the net, but its always useful to hear random crap like […]

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Unification jokes (Continued…)

September 1st, 2007 · 1 Comment

Five reasons why Roh Moo-Hyun wants to go North for a Summit:

His approval rating in the North has sky-rocketed to 16.5 percent;
Property speculation during the term of his Presidency has priced him out of the Seoul’s housing market;
It’s an exploratory trip to learn more about North Korea’s fantastic media regulations;
Standing next to Kim Jong-Il actually makes him […]

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Unification jokes

August 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

A bit of light humor to mix up the serious stuff…
5 reasons why Kim Jong-Il did not visit the South for a return Leaders Summit:

There are too many ‘bullet’ taxis on the roads (Korea is famous for ’bullet taxis’ or chongal taksi, which are notoriously fast).
There are too many ‘cannon houses’ (’cannon house’ or daepo jip is a […]

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