Comments on: Slow news day in Pyongyang?

By: SomeguyinKorea

SomeguyinKorea — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:02:32 +0000

“(they also make Baht, Yuan, Yen, and in all probability, South Korean won).”

I’ve often wondered about that looking at the old 10 000 won notes because no two were exactly the same.

By: SomeguyinKorea

SomeguyinKorea — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:56:29 +0000

You’d think it’s too insignificant of a gesture to make the news, but North Korean propagandists are so desperate to portrait Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung has a being well connected and respected that they created this huge museum that houses pretty much anything that has been given to them, no matter how ugly or insignificant the gifts may be (I read they even have a CNN coffee mug on display in that museum).

By: Wedge

Wedge — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:58:35 +0000

#28: Yes, from “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” Surely we’ve all seen this classic?

By: Ditto81

Ditto81 — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:23:53 +0000

#20

Sorry for the misunderstanding Joe, If I were in your shoes I could probably understand better the weariness of the situation.

By: R. Elgin

R. Elgin — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:59:11 +0000

Flowers are always the smart gift and shows that one cares. I wish someone would send me flowers.

“Wedge” really got a laugh out of me. Was that an actual Monty Python script? It is brilliant satire.

By: Sonagi

Sonagi — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:34:09 +0000

@#23:

In China, I came across counterfeit yuan of all denominations, including obviously fake Y1 bills, worth about 15 US cents. It all spends, and clerks are less suspicious of smaller bills.

By: Zonath

Zonath — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:31:35 +0000

#25 Yeah, you would think that if China wanted to invade North Korea, they would have done so back in the 50s, when they had a few hundred thousand troops there. ‘Course, when did reality ever get in the way of a nice paranoid fantasy?

By: vicki

vicki — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:23:02 +0000

#20…I’ve never heard that China wants to invade North Korea. Thats something I’ve never heard before. Haven’t they waited too long? If the North Koreans really do have an atomic bomb, wouldn’t the Chineese be hesitant to invade? I should think they would have done something like that earlier? And, why would they want to? It’s like the United States trying to invade Iran after they’ve developed the nuclear bomb? I’d like to know what you know about this…

By: globalvillageidiot

globalvillageidiot — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:43:28 +0000

“I don’t see how this is any different from the Herald or Korea Times devoting entire pages nearly every day to congratulate [insert piss-pot country name here] on their national day. It’s infuriating.”

It is annoying/silly, and I’m not sure that Iran - to give an example of an upstanding member of the global community I somehow never fail to see featured each year - needs to be congratulated by Korean papers on the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. (Unless, of course, landing oil or construction-related contracts somehow require this kind of ass kissing.)

By: globalvillageidiot

globalvillageidiot — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:34:21 +0000

joshua, you’re probably right about the $5. This was in 1999, prior to more recent talk of superbills, and obviously it was an older looking note, but I agree that it wouldn’t make sense to crank out fivers when you can make c-notes. I thought it was interesting that nine years ago, people living in Cambodia - though they may well have been totally wrong - were quick to mention the North Koreans as a possible source.