Comments on: “The Worst Building in the History of Mankind” http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/02/01/the-worst-building-in-the-history-of-mankind/ Korea... in Blog Format Fri, 5 Sep 2008 15:09:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Baek du boy http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/02/01/the-worst-building-in-the-history-of-mankind/#comment-132848 Baek du boy Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:11:34 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/02/01/the-worst-building-in-the-history-of-mankind/#comment-132848 Imagine the view from the top! I bet you could see Yongbyeon Imagine the view from the top!
I bet you could see Yongbyeon

]]> By: Matthew Stinson http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/02/01/the-worst-building-in-the-history-of-mankind/#comment-132831 Matthew Stinson Sun, 03 Feb 2008 09:26:19 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/02/01/the-worst-building-in-the-history-of-mankind/#comment-132831 And by "people" I obviously mean the staff of <em>Esquire</em>. And by “people” I obviously mean the staff of Esquire.

]]> By: Matthew Stinson http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/02/01/the-worst-building-in-the-history-of-mankind/#comment-132830 Matthew Stinson Sun, 03 Feb 2008 09:24:25 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/02/01/the-worst-building-in-the-history-of-mankind/#comment-132830 Come on people, check your <em>Star Wars</em> trivia again, it's obviously an Imperial Star Destroyer, not a Death Star. I rather like the comparisons elsewhere to the pyramidal Ministry buildings in <em>1984</em>, too. Come on people, check your Star Wars trivia again, it’s obviously an Imperial Star Destroyer, not a Death Star. I rather like the comparisons elsewhere to the pyramidal Ministry buildings in 1984, too.

]]> By: jefferyhodges http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/02/01/the-worst-building-in-the-history-of-mankind/#comment-132803 jefferyhodges Sun, 03 Feb 2008 03:32:35 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/02/01/the-worst-building-in-the-history-of-mankind/#comment-132803 It reminds me of "a lonely suppository." Jeffery Hodges * * * It reminds me of “a lonely suppository.”

Jeffery Hodges

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]]> By: SomeguyinKorea http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/02/01/the-worst-building-in-the-history-of-mankind/#comment-132757 SomeguyinKorea Sat, 02 Feb 2008 20:52:00 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/02/01/the-worst-building-in-the-history-of-mankind/#comment-132757 "And what was done to the cheif engineers and builders?" The ones who haven't escaped were probably executed there. #26, I'm sure they already have a press release ready for that in which they blame South Korean or American terrorists for the collapse. “And what was done to the cheif engineers and builders?”

The ones who haven’t escaped were probably executed there.

#26,

I’m sure they already have a press release ready for that in which they blame South Korean or American terrorists for the collapse.

]]> By: user-81 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/02/01/the-worst-building-in-the-history-of-mankind/#comment-132741 user-81 Sat, 02 Feb 2008 19:22:25 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/02/01/the-worst-building-in-the-history-of-mankind/#comment-132741 Is it in danger of collapsing? If it collapses, the intense emotional shock to the people could become a catalyst for deterioration of support for the KJI regime. Is it in danger of collapsing?

If it collapses, the intense emotional shock to the people could become a catalyst for deterioration of support for the KJI regime.

]]> By: dokdoforever http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/02/01/the-worst-building-in-the-history-of-mankind/#comment-132705 dokdoforever Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:30:18 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/02/01/the-worst-building-in-the-history-of-mankind/#comment-132705 So, other than uneven floors and crooked elevator shafts, what is the fundamental flaw which prevents further work on the building anyway? Even if it is uninhabitable, I would have expected the North to convert it into a huge billboard with slogans and pictures of the Kims. So, other than uneven floors and crooked elevator shafts, what is the fundamental flaw which prevents further work on the building anyway? Even if it is uninhabitable, I would have expected the North to convert it into a huge billboard with slogans and pictures of the Kims.

]]> By: sanshinseon http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/02/01/the-worst-building-in-the-history-of-mankind/#comment-132695 sanshinseon Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:25:28 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/02/01/the-worst-building-in-the-history-of-mankind/#comment-132695 I idly wonder if and how it could safely be demolished, without coating the city in cheap-cement-dust...? And what was done to the cheif engineers and builders? I idly wonder if and how it could safely be demolished, without coating the city in cheap-cement-dust…?

And what was done to the cheif engineers and builders?

]]> By: chile http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/02/01/the-worst-building-in-the-history-of-mankind/#comment-132596 chile Sat, 02 Feb 2008 03:27:41 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/02/01/the-worst-building-in-the-history-of-mankind/#comment-132596 I kind of like it. Granted it's not finished, but it'd probably look cool sheathed in glass and spotlights on it at night. I kind of like it. Granted it’s not finished, but it’d probably look cool sheathed in glass and spotlights on it at night.

]]> By: Uri Onara http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/02/01/the-worst-building-in-the-history-of-mankind/#comment-132585 Uri Onara Sat, 02 Feb 2008 01:25:05 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/02/01/the-worst-building-in-the-history-of-mankind/#comment-132585 From what I heard, no floor is close to being level, causing plumbing and other problems as well. It is actually a powerful reminder to the citizens of Pyongyang that some obvious topics are permanently off-limits. I wonder how many people never actually think about it, or how many small children have innocently asked, "Omoni, who lives in that huge building over there?" From what I heard, no floor is close to being level, causing plumbing and other problems as well. It is actually a powerful reminder to the citizens of Pyongyang that some obvious topics are permanently off-limits. I wonder how many people never actually think about it, or how many small children have innocently asked, “Omoni, who lives in that huge building over there?”

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