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		<title>By: Zonath</title>
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		<dc:creator>Zonath</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2006 23:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;I think there should be an honor system about using Korean-sounding name as an id.

I believe H.Kim is a Caucasian. The same is true for WonJoon Choi. Either there are extreme bananas(Koreans who wanna be white so bad that they start attacking other Koreans or Korean culture) or whites/blacks who pretend to be Koreans. I believe they are the latter.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Jesus Baduk, you're practically an Amos-and-Andy-style characature of Korean-Americans yourself, what with the frequent misspellings, rabid x-tianity, and so forth...  Let's not start casting aspersions on other peoples' characters now.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>I think there should be an honor system about using Korean-sounding name as an id.</p>
<p>I believe H.Kim is a Caucasian. The same is true for WonJoon Choi. Either there are extreme bananas(Koreans who wanna be white so bad that they start attacking other Koreans or Korean culture) or whites/blacks who pretend to be Koreans. I believe they are the latter.</p></blockquote>
<p>Jesus Baduk, you&#8217;re practically an Amos-and-Andy-style characature of Korean-Americans yourself, what with the frequent misspellings, rabid x-tianity, and so forth&#8230;  Let&#8217;s not start casting aspersions on other peoples&#8217; characters now.</p>
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		<title>By: dda</title>
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		<dc:creator>dda</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2006 21:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;And just for future reference should you pen any more hypothetical conversations involving the U.S. defense secretary, Rummy was a Navy pilot.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Marmot beat me to it by a mile. But I also wanted to ask: what about you, nuljerk? Did you serve?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>And just for future reference should you pen any more hypothetical conversations involving the U.S. defense secretary, Rummy was a Navy pilot.</p></blockquote>
<p>Marmot beat me to it by a mile. But I also wanted to ask: what about you, nuljerk? Did you serve?</p>
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		<title>By: kpmsprtd</title>
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		<dc:creator>kpmsprtd</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2006 10:37:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Legalize prostitution; problem solved. There are no such stories coming out of counties in Nevada where prostitution is legal.

Furthermore, at the risk of seeming cruel, young Miss Yumi knew exactly what she was getting into. She was desperate and she took the plunge. I do not pretend to be any better than her. I'm over 50K USD in debt to The Man, and I would seriously consider putting up with a similar deal for five months in order to achieve financial freedom. (Condoms required, of course, like they ALWAYS are in the massage parlors. For the record, most won't even let you use quality condoms that you bring in yourself. You have to use their multi-layered latex ones.)

For those who want to believe the fairy tale ending of the story as presented, go ahead. I've got my own likely ending. Yumi still spends money compulsively. Marriage ends within a couple of years. Yumi needs money, knows how to make it, and goes back to the massage parlor. Don't get me wrong. I'm rooting for the happy ending too--for Yumi, her knight in shining armor, and myself.

In fact, a guy I met in a bar downtown has invited me to Korea. He has a job lined up for me as an actor in crime movies. The first one we're going to film is called The Gentleman Bandit. I have to dress up in a suit and tie because he says that nobody is suspicious of a well-dressed foreigner. The concept is John Dillinger of the East, or something like that. He's going to send me around to banks with a toy gun, and bank tellers who are actually actresses, are going to hand over cash. Then I'm supposed to make a mad dash for the getaway car.

When he was telling me about it, it almost sounded like we were going to be robbing banks for real, so I asked him about it:
"Are you sure we're not going to be doing anything illegal?"
"No. No," he comforted me. "These are just movies that I film with my concealed camera so as to make them seem more realistic. We wouldn't really rob a bank. That wouldn't be nice. And you seem like such a nice young man. I'm sure you're going to be a great foreigner actor." 

Well, my head did swell up with pride. I'm leaving in just a few days, and I can't even sleep I'm so excited. This is my lucky break.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Legalize prostitution; problem solved. There are no such stories coming out of counties in Nevada where prostitution is legal.</p>
<p>Furthermore, at the risk of seeming cruel, young Miss Yumi knew exactly what she was getting into. She was desperate and she took the plunge. I do not pretend to be any better than her. I&#8217;m over 50K USD in debt to The Man, and I would seriously consider putting up with a similar deal for five months in order to achieve financial freedom. (Condoms required, of course, like they ALWAYS are in the massage parlors. For the record, most won&#8217;t even let you use quality condoms that you bring in yourself. You have to use their multi-layered latex ones.)</p>
<p>For those who want to believe the fairy tale ending of the story as presented, go ahead. I&#8217;ve got my own likely ending. Yumi still spends money compulsively. Marriage ends within a couple of years. Yumi needs money, knows how to make it, and goes back to the massage parlor. Don&#8217;t get me wrong. I&#8217;m rooting for the happy ending too&#8211;for Yumi, her knight in shining armor, and myself.</p>
<p>In fact, a guy I met in a bar downtown has invited me to Korea. He has a job lined up for me as an actor in crime movies. The first one we&#8217;re going to film is called The Gentleman Bandit. I have to dress up in a suit and tie because he says that nobody is suspicious of a well-dressed foreigner. The concept is John Dillinger of the East, or something like that. He&#8217;s going to send me around to banks with a toy gun, and bank tellers who are actually actresses, are going to hand over cash. Then I&#8217;m supposed to make a mad dash for the getaway car.</p>
<p>When he was telling me about it, it almost sounded like we were going to be robbing banks for real, so I asked him about it:<br />
&#8220;Are you sure we&#8217;re not going to be doing anything illegal?&#8221;<br />
&#8220;No. No,&#8221; he comforted me. &#8220;These are just movies that I film with my concealed camera so as to make them seem more realistic. We wouldn&#8217;t really rob a bank. That wouldn&#8217;t be nice. And you seem like such a nice young man. I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;re going to be a great foreigner actor.&#8221; </p>
<p>Well, my head did swell up with pride. I&#8217;m leaving in just a few days, and I can&#8217;t even sleep I&#8217;m so excited. This is my lucky break.</p>
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		<title>By: Robert Koehler</title>
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		<dc:creator>Robert Koehler</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2006 04:55:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I'd ask commenters to play nice if I thought anyone would listen...</description>
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		<title>By: iheartblueballs</title>
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		<dc:creator>iheartblueballs</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2006 03:31:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If you're going to sit atop your throne and criticize other people as uninteresting, uninsightful, and boring, then I would assume you'd be under pressure to overwhelm the rest of us with something fantastically fresh and blazingly insightful of your own on this topic.  So go ahead cobra, overwhelm us.

Given your supreme judgment on what constitutes wit and wisdom, it shouldn't be too difficult for you to lay down a trail of interesting, fresh, and insightful comments on this topic that will undoubtedly leave the rest of us breathless.

I'm personally looking forward to someone who will enthrall us with insight, while leaving out the psychological and emotional baggage that other, less interesting commenters always seem to drag with them.

Here's your chance killer.  Put, up, or, shut, up.,</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you&#8217;re going to sit atop your throne and criticize other people as uninteresting, uninsightful, and boring, then I would assume you&#8217;d be under pressure to overwhelm the rest of us with something fantastically fresh and blazingly insightful of your own on this topic.  So go ahead cobra, overwhelm us.</p>
<p>Given your supreme judgment on what constitutes wit and wisdom, it shouldn&#8217;t be too difficult for you to lay down a trail of interesting, fresh, and insightful comments on this topic that will undoubtedly leave the rest of us breathless.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m personally looking forward to someone who will enthrall us with insight, while leaving out the psychological and emotional baggage that other, less interesting commenters always seem to drag with them.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s your chance killer.  Put, up, or, shut, up.,</p>
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		<title>By: Cobra III</title>
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		<dc:creator>Cobra III</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2006 02:04:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hmmm...so I mistakenly used "your" when I should have used 
"you're" and "there" instead of "they're" and iheartblueballs jumps to the conclusion that this indicates my inability to compose a sentence.  Okay, to each their own.  However, I would add that this isn't nearly as annoying as iheartblueballs liberal habit of inserting needless commas. I would remind iheartblueballs that this only goes to underscore just how petty and shallow he and his ilk truely are.

And also, "psychoanalyst"?  If I have an inability to compose a sentence then it's clear that iheartblueballs lacks in the reading comprehension department.  Could the gentleman please point to one instance where I attempted to splice and dice his psyche?  Sorry, there isn't really all that much to dissect given how one-dimensional and obvious everything he says is.

Finally, "2nd grade analysis"?  Fair enough.  The criticism was directed at you and I shouldn't expect you of all people to take it honorably.  But please, could you show me where I was wrong in my line of reasoning?  Did I make some wrong assumptions?  If you could I'd be more open to your viewpoint.  That being not the case, I'm going to go on assuming that my argument had merit and conclude that you haven't got anything useful to say.  But then again, this is a road we've gone down before.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hmmm&#8230;so I mistakenly used &#8220;your&#8221; when I should have used<br />
&#8220;you&#8217;re&#8221; and &#8220;there&#8221; instead of &#8220;they&#8217;re&#8221; and iheartblueballs jumps to the conclusion that this indicates my inability to compose a sentence.  Okay, to each their own.  However, I would add that this isn&#8217;t nearly as annoying as iheartblueballs liberal habit of inserting needless commas. I would remind iheartblueballs that this only goes to underscore just how petty and shallow he and his ilk truely are.</p>
<p>And also, &#8220;psychoanalyst&#8221;?  If I have an inability to compose a sentence then it&#8217;s clear that iheartblueballs lacks in the reading comprehension department.  Could the gentleman please point to one instance where I attempted to splice and dice his psyche?  Sorry, there isn&#8217;t really all that much to dissect given how one-dimensional and obvious everything he says is.</p>
<p>Finally, &#8220;2nd grade analysis&#8221;?  Fair enough.  The criticism was directed at you and I shouldn&#8217;t expect you of all people to take it honorably.  But please, could you show me where I was wrong in my line of reasoning?  Did I make some wrong assumptions?  If you could I&#8217;d be more open to your viewpoint.  That being not the case, I&#8217;m going to go on assuming that my argument had merit and conclude that you haven&#8217;t got anything useful to say.  But then again, this is a road we&#8217;ve gone down before.</p>
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		<title>By: Haisan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Haisan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2006 01:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bluejives' comments in #52 were spot on.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bluejives&#8217; comments in #52 were spot on.</p>
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		<title>By: baduk</title>
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		<dc:creator>baduk</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2006 01:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>bluejives,

I guess you have not noticed but America is a Christian country.  One religion, the Christianity, has been the main strength of the US.  I can be in immediate friendly terms with any American(white, black, hispanic, Asian, indian, etc) who professes his/her belief in the Biblical Christianity.  Immediate trust and comradeship!  One big brotherhood.

This is America.  And, this is what it means to be an American.  Faith in Jesus Christ.  I know some of you may object my assertion but you must recognize the influence of Christianity in the US.

KAs are mostly Christian and some came to the US because of their belief in Bible.  They correctly recognized the US to be a Christian country and they came to join a Christian country.  

I guess you have problem with that.  I understand that there are hypocrates and money-worshippers in Christian churches.  Yet, you must acknowledge that there are many good Korean Christians.  They work hard at honest occupation, tithe, teach at church and help out the poor in the community.  

What is wrong with that?  

90% of KAs are examples of model minority.  Why diss them?  For what reason?  Because you didn't like your parents?  You are only hurting yourself and your future offsprings; you are sabotizing your own future.  If you are bent on self-destruction, just do it on yourself.  Do not do harm on other KAs.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>bluejives,</p>
<p>I guess you have not noticed but America is a Christian country.  One religion, the Christianity, has been the main strength of the US.  I can be in immediate friendly terms with any American(white, black, hispanic, Asian, indian, etc) who professes his/her belief in the Biblical Christianity.  Immediate trust and comradeship!  One big brotherhood.</p>
<p>This is America.  And, this is what it means to be an American.  Faith in Jesus Christ.  I know some of you may object my assertion but you must recognize the influence of Christianity in the US.</p>
<p>KAs are mostly Christian and some came to the US because of their belief in Bible.  They correctly recognized the US to be a Christian country and they came to join a Christian country.  </p>
<p>I guess you have problem with that.  I understand that there are hypocrates and money-worshippers in Christian churches.  Yet, you must acknowledge that there are many good Korean Christians.  They work hard at honest occupation, tithe, teach at church and help out the poor in the community.  </p>
<p>What is wrong with that?  </p>
<p>90% of KAs are examples of model minority.  Why diss them?  For what reason?  Because you didn&#8217;t like your parents?  You are only hurting yourself and your future offsprings; you are sabotizing your own future.  If you are bent on self-destruction, just do it on yourself.  Do not do harm on other KAs.</p>
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		<title>By: seouldout</title>
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		<dc:creator>seouldout</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2006 01:24:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Baduk vs. other &lt;i&gt;kyopos&lt;/i&gt; has been a rather insightful read.  Let's see, any &lt;i&gt;kyopo&lt;/i&gt; whose opinion differs from Baduk's is 1) a Caucasion, 2) a banana, 3) spy or a saboteur, 4) insincere, 5) mentally-damaged, and 6) brainwashed, and who hold "contempt for other Koreans" and are "serving white supremacist in detriment of your own kind."
&lt;blockquote&gt;Each KA has an obligation to put correct image about Korea.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

My understanding of Baduk's hatred of Kim Jong-Il has changed.  It's not because The Dear Leader runs a beastly show.  It's a hatred based on envy.  Kim Jong-Il has what Baduk wants: the unquestioned authority to define Koreaness...to Koreans.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you The Cherished Crazy Cat.

Let's all give him a big &lt;i&gt;sieg heil&lt;/i&gt;.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Baduk vs. other <i>kyopos</i> has been a rather insightful read.  Let&#8217;s see, any <i>kyopo</i> whose opinion differs from Baduk&#8217;s is 1) a Caucasion, 2) a banana, 3) spy or a saboteur, 4) insincere, 5) mentally-damaged, and 6) brainwashed, and who hold &#8220;contempt for other Koreans&#8221; and are &#8220;serving white supremacist in detriment of your own kind.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p>Each KA has an obligation to put correct image about Korea.</p></blockquote>
<p>My understanding of Baduk&#8217;s hatred of Kim Jong-Il has changed.  It&#8217;s not because The Dear Leader runs a beastly show.  It&#8217;s a hatred based on envy.  Kim Jong-Il has what Baduk wants: the unquestioned authority to define Koreaness&#8230;to Koreans.</p>
<p>Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you The Cherished Crazy Cat.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s all give him a big <i>sieg heil</i>.</p>
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		<title>By: Mark</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2006 00:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bluejives, all I've got to say is a hearty "Hear, hear!"  Glad to see that I'm not the only one who got that impression from Korean churches in the States.  My wife and I tried two in the Fayetteville, NC area, and they both disgusted us so much that we never tried another.  Hell, half of the congregation seem to be traffickers themselves...might as well be the Korean Chamber of Commerce.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bluejives, all I&#8217;ve got to say is a hearty &#8220;Hear, hear!&#8221;  Glad to see that I&#8217;m not the only one who got that impression from Korean churches in the States.  My wife and I tried two in the Fayetteville, NC area, and they both disgusted us so much that we never tried another.  Hell, half of the congregation seem to be traffickers themselves&#8230;might as well be the Korean Chamber of Commerce.</p>
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