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China-Japan-Koreas
Kimmie 'Instructs Footballers by Invisible Phone'
2010-06-21
O-o-o-o-o-kkkayyy ...
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il "gives regular tactical advice during matches using mobile phones that are not visible to the naked eye," the team's manager Kim Jong-hun told ESPN Thursday.
Nano-phones! Shipman is going to be so excited. Not to mention dear Instapundit, who adores all things nano.
The coach dutifully told the sports channel that Kim Jong-il developed the James-Bond technology himself.
Who are you going to believe, Kimmie or your lying eyes?
In 2004, the North Korean leader claimed to have invented the hamburger, which would make the invisible cell phone his latest invention, ABC quipped.
Though not as useful as a hamburger, especially in Nork-land ...
I don't know, invisible phones are so useful for calling relatives who've escaped across the border -- if one doesn't want to be sent with one's entire family to re-education camp. On the other hand, one hamburger is enough to feed a North Korean family for an entire month, or so it's said.
It also reported that cameras caught a contingent of North Korean supporters in the stands, but it was "not certain... that any of those flag-waving fans were North Korean," citing a Xinhua news agency report that 1,000 Chinese nationals were essentially rented by North Korea in May to sit in the stands and cheer. The official Chinese news agency also reported that "the North Korean Sports Committee gave tickets to Chinese nationals, many of them actors and singers, to attend the event." Reuters reported that extra tickets were sold to Chinese nationals who wished to cheer for North Korea.

A tremendous amount of media attention focuses on World Cup underdog North Korea, which has made its appearance in the competition in 44 years, when it defeated Italy to make it to the quarter-final. ABC reported that ace North Korean striker Jong Tae-se must visit the North Korean consulate in Tokyo to change his South Korean passport to a North Korean one each time he travels abroad to represent the communist country in a match.
He might want to rethink going back to North Korea. Portugal just wacked them, 7 - 0. Coach Kimmie will not be pleased.
Gives new meaning to 'phoning it in' ...
ABC also reported that the North Korean team is training at a public South African gym while others opted for luxurious private facilities with advanced equipment.
Posted by:Steve White

#14  VARIOUS MIL FORUMS > IOW, KIMMIE himself is directly responsible for the World Cup loss of NOKOR's Team, but is deemed unlikely to order the formal GULAGGING = EXECUTION, ETC. OF HIMSELF???

Lest we fergit, US CIVIL WAR > CONFEDERATE GENERAL > [paraph]UNION GENERAL MCCLELLAN MAY HAD BROUGHT THE MIGHTY, SEEMINGLY OMNIPOTENT + INVINCIBLE UNION GRAND ARMY OF THE POTOMAC UNTO THE FIELD OF COMBAT/BATTLE - BUT-T-T, UNFORTUNATELY HE ALSO BROUGHT HIMSELF!

and

* KELLY'S HEROES > CARROLL O' CONNOR as TEH GENERAL > [paraph] D *** NG IT, COLONEL BOOKER, YOU'RE THE "COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER", YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE ... I'M COMING DOWN THERE, BOOKER!
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2010-06-21 22:18  

#13  
Posted by: gorb   2010-06-21 15:58  

#12  You know you can make soup out of grass?

Anyway, I don't know why any world leader worth his salt would want to get involved with minutia like directing a soccer team. Or securing the rights to host the Olympics.
Posted by: gorb   2010-06-21 15:05  

#11  "luxurious private facilities with advanced equipment" like soccer balls and grass.
Posted by: Steven   2010-06-21 15:00  

#10  "Kim must get an extra thrill to watch all those costumed "Koreans" following along with him."

Must be the reason why the cheers are 5 seconds time delayed.
Posted by: crosspatch   2010-06-21 13:40  

#9  On the other hand, one hamburger is enough to feed a North Korean family for an entire month, or so it's said.

That is why I have an immense admiration for Condolezza Rice's courage in traveling to North Korea despite a name like hers.
Posted by: JFM   2010-06-21 11:15  

#8  they are prcticing at a public arena instead of a private one like other teams. So, just means that you can't pay for a private one or someone wouldn't let you threaten them into letting you use it freely.
Posted by: chris   2010-06-21 11:14  

#7  For Americans: North Korea's 7-0 defeat in front of Portugal is equivalent to a 120 to 15 in basketball.
Posted by: JFM   2010-06-21 11:12  

#6  great advice, Kimmy. 7-0 loss, ft
Posted by: Frank G   2010-06-21 10:13  

#5  Actually, I'm prepared to believe this. You may have seen the article describing the "conductor" who was directing the group's cheering. He could well be linked by wireless headset and responding to Kim's enthusiasm. Kim must get an extra thrill to watch all those costumed "Koreans" following along with him.
Posted by: KBK   2010-06-21 09:31  

#4  Coincidentally the Norks are playing Portugal tonight.
Posted by: phil_b   2010-06-21 06:03  

#3  I recall their 1966 quarter final match against Portugal, one of the favourites to win the World Cup that year. The Norks went 3-nil up, then Portugal went on to win 5-3.

Probably the most exciting soccer match I've ever seen (which isn't saying much as I find most soccer matches deadly dull).
Posted by: phil_b   2010-06-21 02:16  

#2  
In 2004, the North Korean leader claimed to have invented the hamburger, which would make the invisible cell phone his latest invention, ABC quipped.


The Korean hamburgers are invisible, too.
Posted by: crosspatch   2010-06-21 02:16  

#1  Kimmie has mind radio? (direct link to..)
Posted by: CB   2010-06-21 00:48  

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