MrM3on
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No pressure. Hearing a message and carrying it can mean a lot more than most know. Here’s a link anyway... https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/give-life-and-hope-to-a-north-korean-refugee/
Edit: I’m glad this got some very interesting conversations started again.
thetonestarr
I'm a former Korean linguist in the Army. NK basically was my job. This poor girl's tragic life's disturbingly not the worst I've known of
nebuchadnezzarispooping
Sorry you had to endure such injustice. No one deserves to be treated like this
DefenderOfDog
must be ruff to be a dog in north korea
gimmesteamcards
unfortunately they have nukes now so it’s too late to do anything
AlrightKeepYourSecrets
Its been a bit too late for a while
WhataboutBobWiley
Check out this channel, N Koreans talking about their lives n why they left https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkTJsMonbuOEkmdB451NSEQ
WannaBeDev64DD
That’s touching and all but did she sub to PewdiePie
WizardHarryDresden
What does she got the Kardashians don't? Huh!? You tell me!
zagibu
A soul.
Chenganator
I want that Chinese man to be fucking hung
IliveIdyeIliveagain
So who is to blame?
wobblecopterrrr
Everyone. We all live here together
franciscoairodu9000
It's time we give North Korea some good old American Freedom
Joomuk
But but...no oil...
franciscoairodu9000
We didn't take oil last time we fought them. And last time people took it badly, this time people were okay cause we were getting oil
DrunkKingOfImgur
It sickens me, that ANYONE on this planet needs to be this strong, and that STILL there is little to nothing I/we can/are doing to help...
MrM3on
There is the link if you do feel helpless!
GreatMagusKormu
I'm confused here. She says her mother was executed when she was 9, and then raped when she was 13?
Efreeti
Her friend's mother was executed. I think you missed a word.
AlrightKeepYourSecrets
She saw a friends mother executed
indyliberal
OneTimeAnOwlTriedToDivebombMe
Wait did he really say that
indyliberal
Yes!!!! Google it!
indyliberal
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2018/sep/30/he-wrote-me-beautiful-letters-and-we-fell-in-love-donald-trump-on-kim-jong-un-video
tobiassolem
And here we are pushing buttons "Next", "Upvote", "Heart", "Downvote","Post" remember this for all of 3 minutes and move on to another thing
PaintYourWagon
And the alternative is what exactly? Put together an Imgur army and sail over to NK to meme Kim to death with dankness?
tobiassolem
I just find it incredibly ironic that people in one part of the world is this jaded at the same time as atrocities are being perpetuated.
MrM3on
Feel free to donate, there is a link!
tobiassolem
How much of what is donated goes to "administration fees and salaries, etc."?
PaintYourWagon
Everyone in the world is jaded to problems not immediately affecting them. If we werent we would be so paralyzed we would never function
evilgriff
Bastard commies tech level is so low they can’t even teach people how to make long gifs, they forced her to make ten little gifs.
BookDragon1990
READ HER BOOK. IT'S AMAZING AND DEVASTATING AT THE SAME TIME.
PaintYourWagon
Thanks for the recommendation but did you have to yell?
ThisCommentWillGetMeBannedAgain
https://thediplomat.com/2014/12/the-strange-tale-of-yeonmi-park
rmsrmsrms38
Who downsides This????
WeirdStealth
People who don't like it when people post an entire gif that has been chopped up into a ton of tiny clips for the subtitles.
Xenarion
I can imagine some reasons like having seen it too many times, not being interested in emotional stuff, or being here "for the funny".
digme
doczaius
Well I do, now that you bitched about it.
JaromirAzarov
People who have seen it posted here a dozen times already and disapprove of others pointwhoring by reposting a "sure thing".
Trying2benice
Or maybe they want to share the message because a lot of people like me have lives and haven't seen this
Zedd990
true, but aside of pointwhoring, things like this need to be reposted more often - reality check
IamJustinSane
Than I shall repost it 7 times today as instructed. If we can just get everyone on imgur to repost it 7 times a day, we’ll change the world.
JaromirAzarov
I don't think anyone outside North Korea needs a reminder what a shithole North Korea is, though...
Zerreth
Considering the number of people that continue to go to NK and then have surprised family when said people are killed...we might.
NuthinButts
Apparently Kim jong un has seven imgur accounts.
DetVarSkybertIkkeMeg
Looks like he created another one. 8 now
level100gastly
11. One more and he officially acquires Kingdom Hearts.
MischievousLittleImp
Oh no... It's 12 now.
notjoshmerkle
Jee wilikers it's 17
Sekai
we shall call him Mixk and give him a blade with a Krispy Kreme donut at the end
trumpypumpyinyourrumpy
North korea will always be communist. China will ensure it stays that way. But one day china will remove little kim, in exchange for the SCS
Bigcurly2000
SCS?
DarthLabradoodle
South China Sea
trumpypumpyinyourrumpy
Correct comrade
PaintYourWagon
Secret Chinese Sauce
ItsBears
Didnt someone go through her story and find big holes and inconstistancys with it?
tryitonforsize
Hush. You're messing with the narrative.
stenrock
Yes.
flamingflamingo
Someone did try to debunk her story, yes. They weren't very successful.
Sumpte
A child going through serious psychological trauma may not remember exact details of events? Shocker!
DidNotIntendToBeHereThisLong
https://thediplomat.com/2014/12/the-strange-tale-of-yeonmi-park/
ItsBears
Thanks, was at work so couldn't sauce it.
JoshuaCM0408
Door
JoshuaCM0408
Doot* damn auto correct...
mooncoral
A different perspective: https://thediplomat.com/2014/12/the-strange-tale-of-yeonmi-park/
mooncoral
@gerdygerdygerdy I don't mind the embellishments for greater good as long as it's not used for gaining personal advantages
gerdygerdygerdy
Some things sound like lies, but other things like the fathers death sound like memory lapses. Also time of reference is a huge thing when
gerdygerdygerdy
You're remembering something. I could half beleive she was orphaned with her sister for a *time*, 3ven though they both ended up living with
gerdygerdygerdy
Relatives later. And even then, when you're not living your life on permanence, a lot of stuff can go on in between.
jbilly90
So she lied
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
These atrocities still happen, though. If what she said about her father's hate of the regime is true, then maybe she's telling other /1
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
peoples' stories as her own because she realizes a personal appeal will have more power than just telling 2nd- or 3rd-hand stories. Or /2
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
maybe she sees it as a way to survive out on her own. Whatever her reason, the things she describes are still reality for the many /3
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
people trapped there. If her stories help at all, then good for her. /4
unclemeat70
Why does the world allow this regime to remain in power?
TheBlackWindHowls
Because China protects them.
TheBlackWindHowls
Expanding: China is deathly afraid of North Korea's regime being deposed, especially by America, because it would remove the buffer between
HenryLongfellowIII
North Korea is China's Israel.
unclemeat70
This is wrong on all levels
Keairan
China insulates a (admittedly way more) corrupt regime from consequences. Sounds similar to US/Israel relations.
jbilly90
This makes so much sense to me know. Damn
TheBlackWindHowls
them and democracy in South Korea. America/South Korea could have military right on the borders of China if Kim went down.
IamfunatpartiesIknow
There are other democracies that have borders with China, aren't there?
TheBlackWindHowls
As far as a direct land border? Not really. It's surrounded by Thailand, Vietnam, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia...
TheBlackWindHowls
https://geology.com/world/asia-map.gif
TheBlackWindHowls
The closest Western-like democracies (and American military presence) are Japan and South Korea, and there's NK and ocean between.
bleblebla
I can't help but think too bad sjw-s waste all their energy being offended instead of helping out people who really suffer
AlrightKeepYourSecrets
I’m curious to hear what you’ve done to help the North Korean people
Hotsoupski
Take a lap for your ignorance.
TheChosenOne11
ididntgetthejobatfruitloops
This is such an out of place comment
OneTimeAnOwlTriedToDivebombMe
Imgur has a weird fixation on Dem Ess Jay Dubyahs (TM)
wobblecopterrrr
Really dude
Jaofellemelad11
Lol how did you get to SJW's from this?
bleblebla
They always bitch lgbtq&a 'suffer' while there's human traffiking and current day slavery which i think is worse thislady lived through both
Texantioch
So suffering is quantifiable to you?
AlrightKeepYourSecrets
Ok so we’re comparing suffering now? Yes there are people who have it worse, but the lgtbq community get shafted constantly.
OneTimeAnOwlTriedToDivebombMe
You know people are throwing gay dudes off of buildings in Saudi Arabia and shit right? And we still allow torture of gay children in some
OneTimeAnOwlTriedToDivebombMe
US states. Just because there are worse problems for certain people elsewhere doesn't mean we shouldn't keep trying to improve
Individualsocksinthewashingmachine
You mean like LGBT people that get executed or what?
bleblebla
And sjws are so passionate in their hate and make world better approach presented, why not do something useful with it
rambosmurf
Good point. SJWs are a symptom of our fairly open democratic society. Like Don Quixote, SJWs feel unworthy unless they tilt windmills>
rambosmurf
I find their world view falls into 1 of 3 categories. In their view 1) the world just needs a hug, 2) leave them alone and they will leave >
OneTimeAnOwlTriedToDivebombMe
Why don't YOU do something useful to make the world better instead of bitching about SJW's on imgur?
Drath101
I mean technically lgbt people abroad get some REAL shit and also deserve helping, so, slight generalisation
GDSTEVE
Oddly enough by ideologies that are protected by liberals in the U.S. I think he's pointing out the hypocrisy too.
AlrightKeepYourSecrets
Such as? What ideologies?
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
Liberals in the US are protecting dictatorships? That's news to me.
KoolInternetCat
sendnukes
Maybe you should see the glass half full and be happy for your freedom. Wherever you live, it can't be worse than North Korea.
SoSmartOrOhSoPleasant
It’s Monday you are not allowed to be happy, it’s against capitalism.
gurragurra
"[...] it seemed only the stars were with me." Gets me every time.
fiddlewheelx
Its almost like its a crazy regime that has to be toppled and not a funny meme-state.
YiminRong
I have real nightmares where the regime is toppled and everyone goes on massive revenge murder/rape/looting sprees. Like Rwanda or Myanmar.
fiddlewheelx
I can see that, but there needs to be something done, but not without a long time plan...
StrifeRaider
Or mass migrate towards South Korea, which would crumble under the financial pressure.
Edro20
Ain’t communism grand?
Gorgrim
Nope, neither is a dictatorship. Your point?
DanTheReactionMan
r/wooosh
Gorgrim
Considering N. Korea is a Dictatorship and not a Communist run country, why bring up Communism in a post about N. Korea?
ialwaysexpectthespanishinqusition
ConquererOfEuranus
All those downvotes.. One big fucking woosh coming right up
OneTimeAnOwlTriedToDivebombMe
What am I missing here
ConquererOfEuranus
Ole boy's shit is getting downvoted because sarcasm isn't easy to percieve online apparently.
OneTimeAnOwlTriedToDivebombMe
Everyone realizes it's sarcasm, but communism isn't really the point
frglquinn9
People joke about Kim Jung Un and North Korea all the time but I think we tend to forget how truly fucked up things are there.
YiminRong
I makes me physically ill that we tolerate such a regime in this day and age.
AnatolyCannonlock
Try to lift the economical sanctions from them. Then maybe they not survive, but thrive
kevlarburrito
Please we have very little idea how horrible it actually is. Most Americans had little idea how bad it was in Iraq, much less North Korea
frglquinn9
I’m not American
kevlarburrito
I will make you a medal of tinfoil in celebration
frglquinn9
Thank you I’d really appreciate that. I’ll hang it on my Christmas tree
flamingflamingo
I don't think we forget. We tell jokes not to ridicule, but to cope.
TallDude
Sadly would disagree. The jokes are dismissive, and laugh as a way to ignore how actually terrifying NK is.
flamingflamingo
I feel like you're someone who would be offended by Onion articles.
TallDude
Nope, because they understand satire and we know where they are coming from.
frglquinn9
I see where both of you are coming from but I’d have to agree with TallDude. I’ve never been to North Korea so I can’t actually fully 1/2
frglquinn9
Comprehend what people have to go through living there. Hence I don’t need a coping mechanism to deal with it.
Midgetsoup
Met her in person. She is TINY
Susurration
name checks out
kevlarburrito
Years of malnutrition will do that to a person...
JARKB
I thought you said prison at first.
begonedouche
"She is TINY" ...fucking wow, and you got points for that... lost hope in humanity right there.
kevlarburrito
Over-reaction and misinterpretation 101 right here
ImAFuckingGoodBoy
It’s a literal fact, not an insult. You’re the douche that must begone.
SendLewdss
Did you misinterpret what he said/meant or what caused you to react this passionately
Midgetsoup
The fact that I traveled 6 hours to go hear her story in person. You're right. I'm heartless
sandman1972
Why so angry? It looks he/she was just making an observation...
kevlarburrito
How DARE you or anyone else observe things and come to conclusions! HOW DARE YOU SIR!
sandman1972
I know, I know, I should just have a knee jerk reaction to everything people say on the webs, full of assumptions, anger, and bigotry, but
sandman1972
Sometimes I forget where I am and tend to act as a reasonable person. My bad, sorry not sorry.
kevlarburrito
What do you think this is?! Some sort of planet where you can just go around making observations about whatever you please?!
Shreckshrew
I really hope that someday justice is served against the North Korean regime
Enkeria
Death comes to all. Its time which is the issue here.
Efreeti
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITDoVi0VJV4
SVcross
There is not enough lifetime for anyone involved for the crimes they did.
IDownvoteAllPoliticalPosts
Won't happen
Shismouche
If you pray Atom strong enough your wish will be granted.
nein999
And the Chinese smuggler but alas, world ain't a fairytale story with happy ending
gijoeflint67
Will never happen!!!
Maitrify
Probably not in our lifetime...
realbrickwall
I'd rather put priority on serving justice to their 25 million victims. But neither seems likely to happen in my lifetime.
BEARofVALHALLA
Until the US gets involved then everyone starts complaining that were there for the oil
ApexAlpha
I hope this comment is purely a dumb joke, because it's colossally ignorant.
BEARofVALHALLA
Why? That's exactly what happened in the middle east
ApexAlpha
South Korea wouldn't even exist as it does today if it weren't for the US saving them from the NK invasion and continuing to support SK.
BEARofVALHALLA
Yes. Exactly.
Yetierino
Maybe it is late to party but I highly recommand watch the documentary "under the sun" full of lies, tear of little girl breaks my heart
Yetierino
https://youtu.be/8QRFx5pXb_M
tesseract4d2
Unfortunately there's only so much pain you can inflict before one becomes numb to it. You can't make the leaders feel the suffering of the
tesseract4d2
Exorbitant amount of lives they've ruined
cannonesshannah
I mean, even if we do someday see a liberated North Korea, the leaders that did this will get off. They almost always do.
therdin
Muammar Al Gathafi was raped with a bayonet when he was captured by his liberated people. They dont all get off
IAmAngry
and now the liberated people of Libya - just using that bayonet on each other... but no one cares, the Dictator is gone! Viva la democracy
everythingisacopyofacopyofacopy
Umm... do you really think most dictators get off free when a country is liberated? Spoiler alert: you’re wrong.
cannonesshannah
So what happened about Nanking?
IUpvoteEveryNicholasCageGIF
I think they deserve an atomic bomb, not the whole country, just where Kim sits on. Let's see his magical non-pooping-and-peeing ass squirm
PostmortalCoprophagia
Nope, china amd russia needs North Korea as a buffer zone against south korea.
MrBoopleSnootFluffkins
Me too, but sadly it never will, they will get away with it.
thetonestarr
I'm a former Korean linguist in the Army. NK basically was my job. This poor girl's tragic life's disturbingly not the worst I've known of
Flamesonthesideofmyface
Would you ever make a post about it? I think that would be pretty fascinating (tragic, but fascinating) to hear about
mibd
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thetonestarr
My memory of these stories wouldn't do them justice. I'd better recommend googling "North Korean defector stories". Hours of reading there..
pookieeatworld
Probably a good chunk of what he has seen or heard of is classified...
Okayokayokok
How badly do you really wanna hear about little girls getting nailed you sick bastard.
paintingagency
Most of it'll be about adults being executed, beaten and tortured, or just starved to death.
bealtimint
The problem is that, if we ever try to invade them, they’ll decimate Seoul and other South Korean cities without a second thought.
VigorousButtstuff
Times like this I wish Mithril was a thing. And then I remember that they had a bad habit of.. you know... psychic crazy bitches.
Misha49
But not by Trump, because he very bad man
NotACanadian
xDDDDd drumf orang bad
Leodivinci
Unfortunately, as long as the US has problems with china and russia, that wont happen. North Korea is a buffer for the big countries.
OlderWiser
Yep, and they love using NK to fuck with everybody.
GiggityGooJustForYou
The US has an agreement with with China and Russia that if N Korea attacks us unprovoked, then we are allowed to retaliate without any /1
GiggityGooJustForYou
Repercussions as
GiggityGooJustForYou
Damn it autocorrect */2
zebramelon
Yeah but that doesn’t mean Russia or china will follow that agreement, hitler made a non-aggression pact with Russia, he still invaded 1/
IamJustinSane
American Justice or Korean Justice?
IAmAngry
if you study history - after few years of new "justice" people miss old justice... look at Arab spring for example, they even miss Sadam now
JonSAlberta
Italian - Mussolini hanging from his ankles kind of justice would be justified.
xSocksMan
Whole world justice
blueKD
whynotboth.gif
MirTheDragon
Whichever's cruelest
ignimbrite
Korean Justice.
CthuluAlmighty
Can we get some fuckin mongol justice up there tbh
whoaiknowkungfu
Let's be real...we need mongol justice everywhere
MarDuf
why you guys make me chuckle..? xd this is insanity
WheresMySoul1
Both, infact every country's justice needs to be questioned and set right.
UsernameNeededPleaseProvide
Well the current American president thinks Kim treats his people well.
igoslow
i’m going with Korean justice
carmaisabeast
The truth is we know nothing about NK except what the warmongering elite that owns the media wants us to know
KittyArcher
You could always go to SK and volunteer at different organizations that help NK defectors. Hear stories from people who lived it.
lenonymes
The truth is YOU know nothing about NK. You'd be a moron to believe that intelligence services are as clueless as you are.
carmaisabeast
And you are a moron if you believe the "intelligence services" are working for your interests. We talking about the same guys that 1/x
jburrows
Carmaisabeast, there are so many sheep in this country that will believe anything the government and the media tell them. It’s hopeless.
NasaFakedTheMoon
How’s that tinfoil hat treating you?
jburrows
Tinfoil hat, classic response from a sleeping sheep.
carmaisabeast
Good argument, what about the Snowden reveals then, did they spy on you for your safety?
carmaisabeast
convinced the American people that there are weapons of mass destruction in Iraq just so a handful of people cos get even richer by 2/x
carmaisabeast
selling you another forever war.
Shreckshrew
It’s not the intelligence services we’re listening to. Defectors tell us how horrible it is. There is a documentary on a doc who went to 1/2
Shreckshrew
to NK to fix the cataract issue for malnourished NKoreans. They secretly filmed a horrible place.
Sarcasticbombastic
TogIncognito88
This gif made me laugh way harder than it should have. +1.
MonetaryPolicyAct1913
Make one of NK and China while America looking over at them or humanity aids and China blocking America.
PotooGeatAndWise
Not these days. Trump would give him a handy if it got him good PR.
AgeCo
Ah yes Trumps dictatorial powers, if only our government had more than the president to make decisions.
Mohnoa
If you’re looking at the same media I am, I think you can gather that absolutely nothing will convince them to write something praising him
PotooGeatAndWise
Oh yeah bro, because no conservative media constantly panders to the Pres.
Leithreas
Not true at all. When the NK stuff started everyone was cautiously optimistic. Then Trump Trumped it all up.
Fastolfe
So that's why everything smells of shit.
DONTSHAKETHEBABY
Trump loves the north koreans, hed suck their dick. *Turns 180 degress* Trump threatening north korea is insane! Hes gonna start a war D:
Sumpte
And both extremes are bad.
Leithreas
Is this funny because he did both? Because he did.
ApexAlpha
Guessing the Cold War was either before your time or you didn't pay much attention to it. Geopolitical negotiation can and will get messy.
Leithreas
Guessing you haven't watched Trump doing both. This isn't some maverick move. He's just a shit negotiator.
superseriouscomments
Funny as that is, I bet SK would crush NK militarily if their allies kept out of it. (Though both would never make a move; war is expensive)
ApexAlpha
On the defense? Yes, absolutely, but Seoul would be flattened. On the offence? Hell no, NKs have done insane defensive preparation.
QWTFODDBALL
NK has nukes. Nobody gets to win.
zebramelon
Doubt they actually do, NK has lied about thousands of things already. The chances of them having nukes that actually detonate is quite low
MonetaryPolicyAct1913
The Chinese and Russian gave them nukes already. It is literally outside NK border, ready to be taken in to launch if America attacks.
QWTFODDBALL
They definitely have nuclear weapons.
Strongharbour432
The biggest problem for SK is that while NK is not the most sophisticated, they have a massive line of artillery pointed straight at SK
Strongharbour432
Capitol, and some of their larger hubs
philosoraptor1000
That's an easy problem to fix though. Slowly and quietly move the Capitol further South. Then attack.
Strongharbour432
Unless you also propose to move the millions of people that would be shelled as well. Impossible to cover up
shedang
i read her book. it's an incredible inside look of what is going on in there. it's crazy
MadCat221
But Trumpy is besties with Kimmy!
Lizaderp
Irrelevant: I regret my Kindle. Her book is $13 on Kindle but only $8 paperback
DidNotIntendToBeHereThisLong
Wasnt she the one who was found to be lying about a lot of stuff?
allibaster12
So is she just using her troubled past to make people feel guilty and to make a dollar?
finnsto
Kinda. She almost certainly suffered, but she's changed her story a bunch of times. So, everything she says is unreliable.
Goryofa
Not lying, just maybe not the most reliable memory. A traumatized 13 year old doesn't always remember well.
finnsto
One of many https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/13/why-do-north-korean-defector-testimonies-so-often-fall-apart
DidNotIntendToBeHereThisLong
Found it: bias source but there you go https://thediplomat.com/2014/12/the-strange-tale-of-yeonmi-park/
DowneyGray
Thanks captain. You’re da real mvp
soclever
I’d also recommend The Girl with Seven Names. I couldn’t put it down
imaginaryPeppers
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IAmTheOneCuttingTheOnions
Nother doot
WhenIsThePayDay
What book? I want to read it too
insanitysgirlfriend
It was absolutely an intense story with a somewhat happy ending
MustntSleep
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imaginaryPeppers
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shedang
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24611623-in-order-to-live
NutsForKnots
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IAmTheOneCuttingTheOnions
Book doot
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HisBabes
A dot for a book to read.
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Biocurious
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theHitchenator
*doot*
sumfing
Thank you!
shedang
you're welcome
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Bandaro
on my reading list now. thanks
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FluffyFairyFeet
You get a dot
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TheInternetShouldHaveAClosingTimeSoICouldSleep
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TheNax
Escape from camp 14 and Dear leader is good reads as well.
FluffyFairyFeet
You get a dot
joot
I read every defector book I can get my hands on, and "Nothing to Envy" is my favorite.
WhatABunchOfBastards
-Add to shopping list-
FluffyFairyFeet
Everybody in this comment tree gets a dot
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TheNax
Read that too. My favourite is "Dear leader" even if it's long. The way the author starts to realise things is amazing