१८ डिसेंबर, २०२१

"North Koreans have been banned from laughing for 11 days as the totalitarian country commemorates the 10-year anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Un’s father and predecessor, Kim Jong Il..."

"Meanwhile, the slimmed-down despot dusted off his trendy black leather trench coat Friday to wear again as he stood beneath a large red banner emblazoned with an image of his dad, who died in 2011.... On Friday, multiple newspapers — all tightly controlled by the government — published articles praising Kim Jong Il. 'He is, indeed, the greatest man and the great sage of the revolution all the people on this land follow with their deep affection and sincerity,' the ruling party’s Rodong Sinmun paper said....  Meanwhile, Kim has reportedly banned citizens from copying his fashion choices by wearing leather coats. RFA has reported that actual fashion police have patrolled the streets to confiscate the jackets from sellers and any citizens wearing any knock-offs."


No laughing. And no leather coat-wearing.

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campy म्हणाले...

"On Friday, multiple newspapers — all tightly controlled by the government — published articles praising Kim Jong Il. 'He is, indeed, the greatest man and the great sage of the revolution all the people on this land follow with their deep affection and sincerity,' the ruling party’s Rodong Sinmun paper said.... "

Almost as over-the-top as MSM coverage of Obama & Biden!

gilbar म्हणाले...

Maybe, just a Little laughing?

Bender म्हणाले...

Well, there really is nothing funny about Kim Jong Il or North Korea.

Will म्हणाले...

Multiple US politicians reading close and taking notes.

Joe Smith म्हणाले...

They can't copy him exactly anyway, as Kim's coat is made from the skins of Namibian eunuchs.

And those aren't exactly easy to come by...

mikee म्हणाले...

Here's looking forward to the 10 year anniversary of the death of the rest of the family.

Maynard म्हणाले...

Perhaps we will be banned from laughing at Brandon because it threatens our democracy.

David Begley म्हणाले...

What’s the difference between banning laughing and leather coats and forcing kids to wear masks in schools?

JPS म्हणाले...

By remarkable coincidence, I clicked over here right after rewatching this scene from Monty Python's The Life of Brian:

What’s so funny about Biggus Dickus?

It's rumored the extras were told that under no circumstance must they laugh, so their small noises and contorted faces, which absolutely make the scene, are them genuinely trying hard not to crack up as Michael Palin invades their space and acts outraged that they find his friends' names funny.

Drago म्हणाले...

That's Not Funny!

GatorNavy म्हणाले...

Coming soon to America after Biden kicks the bucket

Narr म्हणाले...

That's not funny!

Lem Vibe Bandit म्हणाले...

Can real leather survive un-shrunk that long, 10 years?

Can a knockoff?

tommyesq म्हणाले...

Andrew Dice Un.

Mike (MJB Wolf) म्हणाले...

Yep. These guys really know how to party. Around our house only males are disallowed long leather coats.

gspencer म्हणाले...

Leather trench coat - from the Gespato Fashion Collection

Temujin म्हणाले...

I just cannot imagine how they're going to keep those famously funny North Koreans from laughing about life in general for 11 days. Maybe they can open up their world to the New York Times. They won't laugh for a year.

rrsafety म्हणाले...

From this day on, the official language of San Marcos will be Swedish. Silence! In addition to that, all citizens will be required to change their underwear every half-hour. Underwear will be worn on the outside so we can check. Furthermore, all children under 16 years old are now... 16 years old!

Meade म्हणाले...

“And I think it’s gonna be a long long time…”

tommyesq म्हणाले...

Perhaps we will be banned from laughing at Brandon because it threatens our democracy.

I expect a ban on "Let's go Brandon" chants any time now.

Howard म्हणाले...

Un Jung Kim is still quite the porker. Red State thin.

Lurker21 म्हणाले...

No laughing. And no leather coat-wearing.

And apparently not too much actual slimming down either.

JAORE म्हणाले...

No laughter? The hard left sez, "No problemo".

Narr म्हणाले...

Thanks JPS! I need to watch that movie again.

It always seemed significant to me that instead of the usual Commie Conformist dress codes a la Mao and his acolytes, the Nork populace seemed to have some sort of limited personal choice in cut or color. Not so many peasant tunics and caps, more sport coats and ties.

Instead of wanting to be copied, Kim desires to be unique, sui generis. Sumptuary law can cut both ways.

exhelodrvr1 म्हणाले...

Shit! Fauci just got another idea!

exhelodrvr1 म्हणाले...

Shit! Fauci just got another idea!

rehajm म्हणाले...

Nothing a dozen JDAMs can’t fix…

Richard Dillman म्हणाले...

Socialism isn’t funny, starvation isn’t funny, and enjoying K-Pop isn’t funny. All of this is brought to you by the regime that recently
executed 7 people for watching/listening to K-Pop music.

Iman म्हणाले...

“You numbah ten actor, Awec Balwin… not numbah one, numba ten!”

William म्हणाले...

In North Korea it's not that much of a challenge to go eleven days without laughing....A guy walks into a bar. "Why the long face," the bartender asks. "They stretched me out on the rack and killed all my family," the guy replies.
"

BUMBLE BEE म्हणाले...

Just who does this Kim Jong Un think he is, Nancy Pelosi?

MikeR म्हणाले...

In that case they should not watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhAg0COnqds

Bonkti म्हणाले...

If CNN+ doesn't work out for Chis Wallace, there's always Rodong Sinmun.

MadTownGuy म्हणाले...

If they can't wear leather, can they at least eat it? Might be better than what's in the stores.

Butkus51 म्हणाले...

If I were Korean Id just tune into SNL.

Begonia म्हणाले...

I just learned about the source of the word privilege and sumptuary laws from Jonah Goldberg, and here is another example of it with Kim Jun Un's leather coat.

https://gfile.thedispatch.com/p/lets-talk-about-privilege

Joe Smith म्हणाले...

'That's not funny!'

Just play SNL 24/7 on state-run TV.

Nobody will be laughing...

The Godfather म्हणाले...

Let's go Kim!

(inspired by tommyesq)

Drago म्हणाले...

Begonia: "I just learned about the source of the word privilege and sumptuary laws from Jonah Goldberg,..."

LOL

Jonah Goldberg! The Bard of Goucher!

Hard pass.

walter म्हणाले...

Dude's been watching Steven Seagal movies.