Brilliant stuff by Mike Breen in the KT:
In an unusual twist on the current U.S. beef issue, animal psychologists in the American state of Montana are reporting a growing resistance among American cows to the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
“They don’t want to be eaten by Koreans,” said Bucky McGee, the legendary “cow whisperer” who has been working worldwide since the first outbreak of mad cow disease in the United Kingdom in the 1980s.
Cows are normally decent creatures, McGee said, but there have been one or two cases of violence against humans on ranches. In one incident, a man was kicked in the genitals by a cow after saying “eum-mae,” which is the Korean word for “moo.”
It’s a riot — read the rest on your own.
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When did Breen start writing for the Onion?
Fookin brilliant, fighting the absurd with absurdism.
Any chance of Koreans reading this and then slapping themselves on the forehead saying, “Fcuk, I can’t believe I have been so gawd-damned silly!”?
Nope. Don’t think so.
#3 no, cue bees on the man from Daegu, finger-chopping insanity and naked pensioners. Oh, speaking of the latter, you’ll all get a buzz out of this
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/05/16/1210765127184.html?s_rid=www:top5
Australia, sporkling!
Mike hits another out of the park!
Mr Breen is a hero!
brilliant.
Michael Breen’s column is something I look forward to every Friday.
Lets all take Breen out for a steak dinner some time, American beef of course (Texas beef preferably maybe some from the King Ranch)
That was one of the best pieces I’ve read in a Korean paper in a long, long time
I must have bought that book “The Koreans” four times (new, too, dammit, Mike, if you’re reading this) over the years – Anton, you’ve probably got one of my copies – Mr Breen is without doubt THE guy to listen to when it comes to matters Korean.
Hope they don’t deport him for this.
#10 exexpatPete, four times? There will be 72 virgins waiting for you in heaven.
Breen’s piece was one of the best satires I have ever read.
Too bad Breen doesn’t post here.
HAD to diss my home state, didn’t he? The very LEAST all of you can do is buy some Montana beef after all this.
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