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2008-12-03 China-Japan-Koreas

In S. Korea, Clash Over Anti-Kim Jong Il Leaflets Turns Violent

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Posted by Fred 2008-12-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 So the peaceniks don't like it, eh? What ever happened to speakin' troof to powah?

Posted by Spot">Spot 2008-12-03 08:01|| 2008-12-03 08:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Ballooning in the Korean borderlands, it seems, has become a contact sport.

Politics has long been a contact sport in South Korea, if only between rioters and police. But still, a beautifully crafted sentence.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2008-12-03 09:02|| 2008-12-03 09:02|| Front Page Top

#3 I love it. Hey, maybe they could send 'em some Led Zepellin CDs while they're at it.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2008-12-03 12:11|| 2008-12-03 12:11|| Front Page Top

#4 Forget that. I'm being old fashioned. iPods! That's it. Send 'em some iPods pre-loaded with some really good stuff. Takes a little bit of money is all. Where can I contribute?

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2008-12-03 12:14|| 2008-12-03 12:14|| Front Page Top

#5 speculation about his [Kim] mental and physical competence.

Pardon me if this is a bit thick, but his mental competence always been a question, yes?

Posted by Lagom 2008-12-03 17:11|| 2008-12-03 17:11|| Front Page Top

#6 Yes indeed, Lagom. Tall hair, short IQ. It's some sort of genetic balancing act, I imagine. ;-)

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2008-12-03 19:49|| 2008-12-03 19:49|| Front Page Top

#7 Kim Jong Il of being a drinker of pricey wine, a seducer of other men's wives, a murderer, a slaveholder, a dictator and "the devil

That's a little strong, I know of no evidence that he drinks pricey wine.

Posted by DMFD 2008-12-03 22:47|| 2008-12-03 22:47|| Front Page Top

#8 Rumor has it the boy has a taste for Hennessy XO Cognac. Not wine, granted, but in a country where the major drinks are a local liquor known as soju and beer (maekju), using wine as a synonym for cognac is probably close enough to be understood by the target audience.

Good for the balloonists. Kim Jong Il is a right bastard who deserves a Ceaucescu moment in his very near future.

Posted by Jolutch Mussolini7800 2008-12-03 23:32|| 2008-12-03 23:32|| Front Page Top

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