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Winter In The DPRK

Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 10:42 pm
by Dr_Phibes
Children on Snowy Day

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When it snows, children merrily roll snowballs to make snowmen, throw snow lumps at one another, skate and sled on the ice, adding to the scenery in winter.

Korea Times

Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 11:08 pm
by Screw_Michigan
notice nobody is eating in any of the above photos. what a surprise.

Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:20 am
by Shlomart Ben Yisrael
I was sceptical at first, until I clicked on Phibe's link...

You might be on to something, Dr. P.
N. Korea looks like a happy, winter worker's paradise. Like Canada, only, more rice.

Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 3:11 am
by Tom In VA
I know I'm seething with envy.

Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 3:36 am
by BSmack
Screw_Michigan wrote:notice nobody is eating in any of the above photos. what a surprise.
I'm sure those kids eat very well. They're likely children of high ranking party hacks.

Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 3:45 am
by Mister Bushice
Approximate Population of North Korea: 22,912,177
Approximate number of happy children in photos: around 300.
Effectiveness of Phibes post in stirring up whatever it is he is trying to stir up: Worthless

Communist propaganda. Just scroll by without it.

Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 4:57 pm
by OCmike
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I wasn't even aware that there were plans for a Disney Pyongyang but it looks like they've already completed construction on Space Mountain.

Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 12:05 am
by Shlomart Ben Yisrael
OCmike wrote: I wasn't even aware that there were plans for a Disney Pyongyang...
Where (bad) dreams come true.

I hear they have a pretty decent "All-you-can-eat" twig and dirt buffet restaurant, though.

Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 6:02 pm
by Cuda
Those "kids" are actually fully grown adults. At least the ones in the long shots are.

The kids in the close-ups are kids, sure enough, but they're really Japs