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By: seouldout

seouldout — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:22:20 +0000

Wiesie shot an 18 over par–not last!.

And no, Grace Park can’t be considered a gyopo.

By: babarian

babarian — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:25:27 +0000

sewing, Nomhyun is the shortened form of Nohmoohyun. So nomhyunish is ‘like Nomoohyun’ which is considered ‘disappointing’. That’s why The Silly Fella was very upset when he heard the news that the dictionary was going to be published including such words.

By: WangKon936

WangKon936 — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:58:35 +0000

# 21,

I’m not all that sure. I think we can consider Grace Park a gyopo, right? She did come to the states at age 12, but I believe her passport is South Korean.

By: Wedge

Wedge — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:13:10 +0000

Regarding the Joongang’s whinging, I’d bet a man-note that Korea was quietly asked to participate, but quietly decided not to offend their new Chinese and Nork overlords.

By: Wedge

Wedge — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:09:35 +0000

The chica is making $12.5 mill a year in endorsements. Not bad for not having won a single tournament. As long as her old man hasn’t pocketed it all, and he legally can’t from now on, she can live comfortably without working another day in her life. I’d call it a masterful working over of the pathetic American sports media.

By: SomeguyinKorea

SomeguyinKorea — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:01:16 +0000

“What is the purpose of the US-JAPAN-AUS naval exercise? Isn’t it to counter China’s growing fleet of Kilo-class submarines? Now why would SK want to get involved with that, esp since talks with NK depends much on China’s goodwill and cooperation?”

Excellent point…but maybe the paper is conveniently forget this in order to drum up some anti-American/anti-Japanese sentiment.

By: Netizen Kim

Netizen Kim — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:45:48 +0000

The father BJ Wie should be whacked upside the head with a Big Bertha for turning his daughter’s life into a money-making enterprise.

By: slim

slim — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:53:10 +0000

#17 - Nice piece on Wie. Is she the only Korean-American (other than Kristina Kim?) among all those successful Korean LPGA players?

I stopped paying attention to Michelle, but it was always my impression that sports and mainstream US media referred to her as Hawaiian (from Hawaii) if they mentioned “heritage” at all. The word Korean never came up when she went on Letterman 2 years ago, shortly after she got her drivers license.

I wonder if media in Korea will demote her to American now that her career is stuck in a deep sandtrap.

By: sewing

sewing — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:30:35 +0000

I’m such a fool. 놈현스럽다, not 넘현스럽다.

By: sewing

sewing — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:29:35 +0000

Can someone explain the nuances of 넘현스럽다 (”Nomhyunish,” as Babarian put it) for those of us who don’t have the mental capacity to glean it from the linked article? I could guess, but I’d like to know how Koreans are using it….