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2009-01-07 China-Japan-Koreas

Kim Jong Il calls for hydropower stations

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Posted by Fred 2009-01-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 I say we ought to comb all American junk yards for old electric motors of all sorts sizes and states of repair that we can donate to Kim's hydroelectric initiaitve allong with whatever used popsicle sticks are avaiable. I'm sure that Juche will allow him to parlay our goodwill jesture into a remarkable positive impact on NK GDP. Down the road we could send him a wagon train of garbage skows filled to the brim with old tires and later maybe bomb his palace with a gift of every used diaper we can find. Juche showed Korean culture to make this refuse that our hippies compalin about into something positive. What a win-win idea.

Posted by Super Hose 2009-01-07 00:36|| 2009-01-07 00:36|| Front Page Top

#2 a great prosperous powerful nation...with electricity in every home! for cooking AND heating!

Posted by gromky 2009-01-07 02:42|| 2009-01-07 02:42|| Front Page Top

#3 allong with whatever used popsicle sticks are avaiable

Why? So they can make soup out of them?

Posted by gorb 2009-01-07 03:51|| 2009-01-07 03:51|| Front Page Top

#4 The popsicle sticks are for the turbine rotors.

Posted by Super Hose 2009-01-07 07:22|| 2009-01-07 07:22|| Front Page Top

#5 Ahh! So they can roast them before making soup out of them. Fine dining, indeed!

Posted by gorb 2009-01-07 07:24|| 2009-01-07 07:24|| Front Page Top

#6 It's all part of his... 1000 points of light campaign.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-01-07 07:28|| 2009-01-07 07:28|| Front Page Top

#7 I see a great opportunity here, should NORK create it's own unique voltage system?

Or blindly follow the "Western Demons" system?

(Must I say snark?)

Posted by Rednek Jim 2009-01-07 13:16|| 2009-01-07 13:16|| Front Page Top

#8 The DPRK makes a great leap forward into the 19th Century! Next up, canals and steamboats, followed by the Iron Horse!

Early investors can focus on the whale oil and anti-macasser trade.

Posted by Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2009-01-07 13:49|| 2009-01-07 13:49|| Front Page Top

#9 He's a real individualist, though. Everybody else is calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-01-07 15:06|| 2009-01-07 15:06|| Front Page Top

#10 He said letting every one in the DPRK use electricity is the desire of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK).

Yeah, good luck with that, Kimmie...

http://strangemaps.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/1207koreaelectricitygrikf0.jpg

Posted by tu3031 2009-01-07 16:08|| 2009-01-07 16:08|| Front Page Top

#11 How's he planning on paying for these hydro plants?

Posted by bigjim-ky 2009-01-07 16:23|| 2009-01-07 16:23|| Front Page Top

#12 National lottery. He's gonna raffle off a chicken.

Posted by tu3031 2009-01-07 16:24|| 2009-01-07 16:24|| Front Page Top

#13 Kim also visited a family that had just moved into a newly built house equipped with electricity for cooking and heating.
Close relatives, no doubt.

Posted by Darrell 2009-01-07 19:45|| 2009-01-07 19:45|| Front Page Top

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