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Kimmie Dead
2011-12-18
Kim Jong Il, North Korea's bat-sh*t insane and physically wrecked leader whose total lack of leadership skills and unwarranted self-importance for his blockaded communist nation provided a lot of comedy gold for more than a decade, has died. He was 69.

Kim's death was announced Monday by the state television from the North Korean capital, Pyongyang.
Posted by:tu3031

#14  NO! Who will make all the holes-in-one on the golf course with Kimmie dead!? Matt Damon!?
Posted by: Charles   2011-12-18 23:53  

#13  Oh the irony ...

* TOPIX > NO "MAGIC ANSWER" FOR NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR STANDOFF:US.

* IIRC SAME > PYONGYANG POSER: NUKES FOR FAST FOOD.

Yeah, ROK repor went on full military alert after they got the news.

"Fatigue" = heart attack or stroke while asleep or in diabetic coma???

OTOH, THIS IS STILL THE "ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE" - Perhaps Kimmie died at TORA BORA watching 1960's = 1980's, 1990's Whitney Huston MTV Videos wid OSAMA???
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2011-12-18 23:52  

#12  From Ace:

God was too busy killing Kim JOng-Il to help out Tebow.
Posted by: badanov   2011-12-18 23:33  

#11  Shall we start a pool on the life expectancy of Junior? Just looking at the guy gives me the creeps.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2011-12-18 23:22  

#10  I rather doubt the son will be able to keep control. He will be a faction leader, at best.

I have no idea what the factions are, though. Anyone have a link?
Posted by: gromky   2011-12-18 23:21  

#9  How can you tell?
Posted by: Steven   2011-12-18 23:20  

#8  I'm sponsoring a couple of kids in S.Korea and one of them is in an orphanage on the outskirts of Seoul. My behind is puckering 'cause I can't do a thing about it. I'm afraid those dipsticks in the North will start a shooting war.
Posted by: Vortigern Hupoluse1541   2011-12-18 23:18  

#7  I did the same thing, Angie. I wonder what Hans Brix and Aric Bardwin have to say.
Posted by: Eric Jablow   2011-12-18 23:05  

#6  Unfortunately, my take on the situation is that the son who is heir apparent is probably nuttier and more antisocial than darling dad.

This will get interesting as the various factions try to consume or eliminate each other to elbow their way to the table with Junior.

Could get ugly.

Who's making the popcorn on this one.

Hopefully the ROK is on full alert.
Posted by: Bill Clinton   2011-12-18 23:04  

#5  Christmas came early! Things are about get interesting on the peninsula in the next few weeks.
Posted by: Yosemite Sam   2011-12-18 23:02  

#4  Yup, the Burg (and the interpipes) are alive with news. We'll have several posts at the rollover, but feel free to comment on this one, AND on the ones we have for tomorrow.

AoS
Posted by: Steve White   2011-12-18 23:00  

#3  Rooters sez:

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died Saturday on a train trip, a tearful state television announcer, dressed in black, reported Monday.

The announcer said that the 69-year old had died of physical and mental over-work on his way to give "field guidance."


Yeah, that "field guidance" shit takes a lot outta ya...
Posted by: tu3031   2011-12-18 22:59  

#2  Buh-bye, Kimmie.

Enjoy eternity in HELL.
Posted by: Barbara   2011-12-18 22:51  

#1  I knew there would be a stampede to post this. I just posted one, too, under "WOT Background". Beeb link. Mods, feel free to delete.
Posted by: Angie Schultz   2011-12-18 22:49  

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