They recently ran a series photos of candids shot by the North Korean Central News Agency depicting Kim Jong-il's conducting a series of unannounced guidance visits to a bunch of businesses and factories in North Korea.
In all seriousness, the photos paint a dismal picture- no one is smiling, everyone looks like they might get shot at any second, and everyone is watching every motion of 'dear leader' as if their life depends on it. And it probably does.
But, as I scrolled through the list, a number of the pictures made me laugh out loud. We know Kim Jong-il is insane- but with a little creative re-captioning, we realize we didn't quite know the extent.
Kim Jong-Il : Redubbed
" You call these crackers? You are making our nation a joke! From here on out, all crackers must be at least 4" by 6"- any less, and our motherland weeps with tears of shame."
"With these buckets, we are now able to complete phase 5 of my world domination plan- Operation Sand Castle Overload."
Dear Leader always wondered what the sound of one hand clapping was. No one had the heart to tell him he was doing it wrong.
"Do you have a copy of Wuthering Heights? No? What about Lady Chatterly's Lover?"
" You see? Proof that snow grows on trees. Have the Weather Minister shot."
"With all this fruit wrapped in plastic, no one will be able to tell it's not real."
"Is this a joke?! The real school will have to be...at least 3 times bigger!"
"Dear Leader finds the purity of your urine...to be satisfactory."
ON TO PART 2