Odds and Ends 03/12/09

by Robert Koehler on December 3, 2009

For the love of Christ, enough already of the hubs, belts and clusters!
The JoongAng Ilbo ran some cool photographs of a North Korean soldier being repatriated to the North via Panmunjeom.
Another cute photo in the JoongAng, this time of a Mongolian “marriage immigrant” meeting her dad at Incheon airport as part of a government family reunion program.
So, if short men are “losers,” are women with small boobs losers, too? Well, if they are, Seo Yeong certainly appears to be a winner.
And yes, Kim Hye-soo never disappoints.
For some reason, I’m guessing the fallout from this is not going to match that of the Danish cartoons.

UPDATE: Here’s the video Joanna Krupa did for PETA. Seems like a nice Catholic girl to me. I’m sure Joshua appreciates it, too.

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1 Maximus2008 December 3, 2009 at 1:29 pm: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP205220.htm

“SEOUL, Dec 3 (Reuters) – South Korea’s Defence Ministry on Thursday said six people were injured, three seriously, in a blast at an explosives test site north of the capital.”
2 Granfalloon December 3, 2009 at 3:10 pm: The headline above that awesome picture in the last post reads “US Catholics enraged by naked crucifix poster.” However, I don’t think that’s a crucifix in the picture. The resolution isn’t very good, though, so I’m not sure.
3 gbnhj December 3, 2009 at 3:19 pm: God bless Kim Hye-soo and the media outlets that keep running pictures of her.
4 Robert Koehler December 3, 2009 at 3:29 pm: No, it doesn’t look like a crucifix. This, on the other hand, is definitely a rosary:

http://www.peta.org/images/600JoannaKrupaMinor.jpg

Very sensitive use of Catholic iconography.
5 rmeurant December 3, 2009 at 3:37 pm: Someone with imagination could create a great (clothes) outfit using just hubs, belts, and clusters… bicycle hubs for earrings, industrial fan belts wrapped around the body, clusters of pine cones for a hat…
6 R. Elgin December 3, 2009 at 5:52 pm: This administration is planning to finish off the rest of Korea that Park Chung-hee did not get around to, probably while using “green” concrete too.

There is little to no concern for the environmental degradation that will occur from the commercialization of the relatively undeveloped parts of southern Korean coast areas. This is exactly where I think Korean media has failed the public by not examining this potential disaster in greater detail. Joongang prints incredible stories of “green financing” and how banks will train loan examiners (green finance examiners) to determine if a business applying for a loan is following environmentally friendly practices but this is very meaningful, especially if there is little or no regulation and monitoring of just what is done or if large companies, with their own means of financing get involved in such coastal hub projects.

I should take pictures now, before all of this destruction ~~devlopment~~ takes place.
7 valkilmerisiceman December 3, 2009 at 5:57 pm: #3. no doubt! i have always loved that woman. she still looks amazing.
8 The Western Confucian December 3, 2009 at 11:22 pm: Thanks for the mention. Is she any relation to Gene Krupa?