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    Wednesday
    24Sep2008

    A Bit of (Gallows) Humour

    From my newest favourite North Korean themed blog North Korea Economy Watch:

    Long Live Kim Jong Il!
    Chang Man Yong works on a collective farm in North Korea. He goes fishing, gets lucky, and brings a fish home. Happy about his catch, he tells his wife: “Look what I’ve got. Shall we eat fried fish today?”
    The wife says: “We’ve got no cooking oil!”
    “Shall we stew it, then?”
    “We’ve got no pot!”
    “Shall we grill it?”
    “We’ve got no firewood!”
    Chang Man Yong gets angry, goes back to the river, and throws the fish back into the water. The fish, happy to have had such a narrow escape, sticks its head out of the water and cheerfully yells:
    “Long live General Kim Jong Il!”

    And another:

    Move over, comrade!
    Two men are talking on a Pyongyang subway train:
    “How are you, comrade?”
    “Fine, how are you doing?”
    “Comrade, by any chance, do you work for the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party?”
    “No, I don’t.”
    “Have you worked for the Central Committee before?”
    “No, I haven’t.”
    “Then, are any of your family members working for the Central Committee?”
    “Nope.”
    “Then, get away from me! You’re standing on my foot!”

    More here.

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