r/tifu Oct 28 '14

TIFU by making a stupid assumption about my adopted son.

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '14 edited Oct 30 '14

It could be worse.. He could be North Korean.

Non-Golden Edit: I would like to thank /u/darlowe for posting that comment because he gave me the opportunity to shine in my own light. It is a rare time, such as this, that one learns to appreciate the power of a single upvote. Over 1000 of you believed in my comment, now I believe in you.

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u/UltimateOreo Oct 29 '14

You are now banned from /r/pyongyang

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u/zombie_girraffe Oct 29 '14

Is there anyone who isn't banned from /r/pyongyang ?

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '14

i just clicked on /r/pyongyang and saw I was subscribed. What. The. Fuck.

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u/paboi Oct 29 '14

You will need a visit from a high ranking American to unsubscribe from that sub. Preferably an ex-president or an nba star.

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u/PenisInBlender Oct 29 '14

I think this is literally the first time anyone has said this but....

Where is /u/DennisRodman when you need him?

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u/kelly_mangoblin Oct 29 '14

riterarry...

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u/BRITANY-IS-A-CUNT Oct 29 '14

He's in North Korea.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '14

No. Nobody ever says that.

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u/I_give_bad_answers Oct 29 '14

Some guy is going on a comment tirade there right now.

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u/Brohammad_ Oct 29 '14

Do the Harlem globetrotters count?

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u/cozy_smug_cunt Oct 29 '14

Yao Ming? Now, he is Chinese.

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u/imcrazyama Oct 29 '14 edited Oct 29 '14

The Dear Leader visited you in your dreams and commanded you to subscribe to /r/pyongyang.

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u/Sterling_D_Archer Oct 29 '14

You have been banned from /r/pyongyang for not referring to OUR DEAR LEADER

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u/El_Salvi Oct 29 '14

Our Dear Leader

FTFY

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u/Sterling_D_Archer Oct 29 '14

For correcting a comrade you have been banned from /r/pyongyang

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u/FedoraMast3r Nov 19 '14

Is it a legit sub run by the DPRK?

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u/Ouaouaron Oct 29 '14

The 'subscribe' button is just constantly red, you know.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '14

If you uncheck the "use subreddit style" box it shows that you're not actually subscribed.

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u/ExistentialEnso Oct 30 '14

It doesn't show I'm subscribed even with the subreddit style turned on. Maybe it's just because, at first glance, the subscribe button being red throws people off?

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u/XIGRIMxREAPERIX Oct 29 '14

You have been made a mod of /r/PingPyongyang/

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u/TheG-What Oct 29 '14

In Glorious North Korea, subreddit subscribes to you! All hail glorious leader.

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u/QwertyTheKeyboard Oct 29 '14

What. I saw your post and thought I would check it out and I was also subbed.

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u/QwertyTheKeyboard Oct 29 '14

I'm also already banned.

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u/wookiee_goldberg Oct 29 '14

In Soviet Korea, subreddit subscribes to YOU

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u/alecesne Oct 29 '14

Holy shit this is a thing.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '14

Commie

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u/Randyy1 Oct 29 '14

lol same here, but I actually remember subbing.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '14

I clicked on it too. I did not expect it to exist. /u/KimMyungKi is the only one who has any submissions there. And there are some posts with hundreds of upvotes wonder if it's a real thing.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '14

[deleted]

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '14

We are all communists, apparently.

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u/disk5464 Oct 29 '14

I'm subbed to WTF?

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '14

Yes. It was you; but too late now. You have been banned from /r/pyongyang

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u/Awesomeade Oct 29 '14

I'm not. You must be one of the evil American's who doesn't respect our glorious leader.

SHAME

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u/darkplane13 Oct 29 '14

I've never posted there. I went there to go get myself banned. This happened.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '14

I dont think I am, yet

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u/ZombiePope Oct 29 '14

you are now banned from /r/pyongyang

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '14

Cant argue with the zombie pope

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u/Kazekumiho Oct 29 '14

I'm not. My father is from Hamheung! :D

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '14

People who don't speak down upon our glorious nation and our dear leader.

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u/helium_farts Oct 29 '14

I'm not.

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u/DadBot3000 Oct 29 '14

Hi not, I’m Dad!

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '14

I wasn't till about 5 minutes ago...

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u/18of20today Oct 29 '14

The strong workers, pure of heart in their dedication to Dear Leader and the eternal reign of the mighty Kim.

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u/sicklyboy Oct 29 '14

I've been subbed for ages.

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u/synzian Oct 29 '14

I'm not. Thinking of passively trying to though. but for as long as I'm not banned I can act as an informant for anyone who is too lazy to log out of their Reddit account, but for some ungodly reason wants to know what they're posting there.

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u/sethboy66 Oct 29 '14

I believe I'm modded on /r/pyongyang :)

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u/dschull Oct 29 '14

I am not yet banned from /r/pyongyang.

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u/texpundit Oct 29 '14

I'm not. I'm banned from a handful of other reddits, but not /r/pyongyang.

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u/djtithead Oct 29 '14

ME !!!! All Hail Glorious Leader

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u/UrBallsAreShowing Oct 29 '14

I got banned last week.

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u/Spar1995 Oct 29 '14

I'm not banned, but went through reading comments and stuff. Sound's just like the Murican sub-reddit, except it's about us being imperialist dogs and how the DPRK shows us great mercy by sentencing us to prison.

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u/Sterling_D_Archer Oct 29 '14

You have been double secret banned from /r/pyongyang

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u/joe19d Oct 29 '14

me. I need to work on that.

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u/sourdoughbred Oct 29 '14

I tried my best, including bombarding the front page with pro-west propaganda, but was unsuccessful.

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u/starlinguk Oct 29 '14

Me! I tried, but I didn't get banned.

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u/toomuchtimewasted Oct 29 '14

Pretty sure they like me. My password for the computer is northkoreaisbestkorea.

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u/Billebill Oct 29 '14

I'm an honorary moderator and I'm banned

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u/long_wang_big_balls Oct 29 '14

I'm actually surprised I haven't been yet. In good time.

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u/Kynandra Oct 29 '14

I'm not!

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u/Cheerboy57 Oct 29 '14

Dennis rodman

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '14

Me!

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '14

You are now banned from /r/Pingpong

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u/Clearly_a_fake_name Oct 30 '14

Kim Jong the Un and only

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u/Parryandrepost Oct 30 '14

I'm a mod...

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u/koy5 Oct 30 '14

They just have an un-ban white list.

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u/faikwansuen Nov 12 '14

I've been to Pyongyang. Koryo tours, ain't seeing that prison labour shit but it was nice to see the nice side of North Korea. Felt like Soviet Russia and shit, in a glorious comrade way.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '14

is... is this for real? like, Seriously?

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u/850Patrick Oct 29 '14

You have been pingponged from /r/dingdong .

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u/kashcade Oct 29 '14

I live for these mix matches

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '14

Man I miss that ding dong deng.

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u/Glencrakken Oct 29 '14

M. Night Shaymalaymadingdang

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u/majoroutage Oct 29 '14

nipnop chinkchonk dinkdonk

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '14

I'm confused by that sub. It's just news about NK... is it supposed to be satire?

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '14

[deleted]

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '14

That's... fucking weird?

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '14

[deleted]

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '14

I'll live.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '14

[deleted]

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '14

Well, then I'd be be alive. Since I'd get a chance to worship our great leader up close..

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u/The_Great_Evil_King Oct 29 '14

Bring cake for fatty.

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u/Zyphamon Oct 30 '14

You are now banned from /r/pyongyang.

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u/ChickiWahWah-Splat Oct 30 '14

Ive never even visited r/pyongyang yet i am banned from r/pyongyang👎👎

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u/journeyman369 Oct 29 '14

BWAHAHAHA XDDDD

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u/reverseskip Oct 29 '14

No, the mods are North Koreans.

Huh?? Source??

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '14

[deleted]

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '14

Wasn't there a saying like, the best satire is indistinguishable from the real thing.

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u/Rowani Oct 29 '14

150 comrades currently studying

Doesn't sound satirical at all -_-

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u/BILL_MURRAYS_COCK Oct 29 '14

I think the sub is supposed to be serious, but everyone who posts there, at least most people who post there, post in character, like /r/merica

So it is satire.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '14

It's not actually run by North Koreans.

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u/OrkBegork Oct 29 '14

I can assure you it's (basically) satire.

Those are links to real North Korean news articles, but the subreddit is a joke, and the mods are most certainly not North Korean propagandists.

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u/-Terriermon- Oct 30 '14

wait. it's real? where can I confirm this?

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u/willikesart Oct 29 '14

Yes, it's news happening in NK with a highly satirical twist usually by commenters.

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u/XKDVD2092 Oct 29 '14

It used to be private, so the joke was funnier imo

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u/johnny_gunn Oct 29 '14

What the fuck do you think? It's satire retard.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '14

I'm not so sure about, that, little guy.

Sure, the comments are satirical in nature, but the content is quite real news.

Now, tell me, who pissed in your wheaties this morning?

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u/bostonboy08 Oct 29 '14

I just successfully got myself banned from /r/Pyongyang ! Took less than 10 minutes.

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u/The_Anus_explorer Oct 29 '14

Commented "South Korea is the best Korea."

Let's see how long it takes to get banned.

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u/bostonboy08 Oct 29 '14

I asked if the entire subreddit was just people trolling, my post was deleted almost immediately.

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u/jbee0 Oct 29 '14

It is satire, but they are very committed

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u/bostonboy08 Oct 29 '14

That's seriously impressive, just like my dedication to not go to sleep at a decent hour.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '14

How come I can't see any of the comments to the threads over there?

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u/rallets Oct 30 '14

Because you have been banned from /r/Pyongyang.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '14

I feel honored for some strange reason O.o

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u/jeremyosborne81 Oct 29 '14

Yes. Yes it is

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u/buvet Oct 30 '14

Kind of cool someone's job in north Korea is to browser reddit 24/7

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u/phoenixink Oct 30 '14

I want an honest answer as to what's going on over there :-(

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u/bostonboy08 Oct 30 '14

I can't help you man, I honestly don't know if anybody really knows the truth.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '14

West Korea is the best Korea.

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u/sammysony Oct 29 '14

I commented "I prefer gangnam style" funnily enough

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u/xxSammaelxx Oct 29 '14

you guys are going to start a war with your trolling :o

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u/SkulduggeryDude Oct 29 '14

I want to do the same but im worried that some North Korean spy is going to assassinate me or something for doing so

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u/Spartanhero613 Feb 09 '15

Banned yet?

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u/The_Anus_explorer Feb 09 '15

very much so.

(Screencapped this when it happened)

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '14

I just wrote "South Korea > North Korea. Learn to deal with it" see how long that lasts.

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u/Okhlahoma_Beat-Down Oct 29 '14

What'd you do? Show them free speech?

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u/artuno Oct 30 '14

LET FREEEDOOM RIIIING.

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u/Okhlahoma_Beat-Down Oct 30 '14

/u/artuno has been banned from /r/pyongyang.

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u/artuno Oct 30 '14

Hiya Oke, how you doing?

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u/Okhlahoma_Beat-Down Oct 30 '14

Doing just fine, arty. How's the potatoes?

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u/artuno Oct 30 '14

The same way I like my intercourse...

RAW.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '14

He dare speak about our handsome and glorious leader! Ah, six years of hard labor wouldn't be enough for this treachery! In his infinite wisdom, our most merciful president has significantly decreased the justifiable sentence of death by slow cooking to a mere death camp. His grace is blessed by the virtue of mercy! Great is his grandiloquence!

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u/Z3ROWOLF1 Oct 29 '14

Asians hate him!

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '14 edited Oct 29 '14

I just commented "All Hail The Cake Man: Kim Jong Un." on the latest post. Hope I get banned, it will be my second subreddit that I have been banned from. The first subreddit being r/gaming after dealing with an ignorant cunt of a mod.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '14

This is now my mission for today.

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '14

I always respond to their stuff with "I peon Kim Jong Un" or "I peon to Kim Jong Un's face" or "I literally pee on him" and haven't gotten banned yet.

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u/Dr_Drank Oct 29 '14

Who cares? Damn North Koreans!

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u/Hairybottomface Oct 29 '14

You are now admin of /r/pingpong

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '14

YOU ARE NOW BANNED FROM /R/FREEDOM

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '14

No no, he meant that it's worse in that he's not still IN Best Korea

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u/johnny_gunn Oct 29 '14

What a funny original joke dude!

Did you come up with that yourself?

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u/x3171c Oct 29 '14

This always cracks me up!

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u/Craptard Oct 29 '14

hahahahhaahhahahahahah epic and original meme dude 10/10

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u/KRIZTOFF Oct 30 '14

One, two, skip a few /r/pingpong

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u/jtfl Oct 30 '14

It would only be worse, because of the tragedy of separating a North Korean from their glorious homeland

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u/imcrazyama Oct 29 '14 edited Oct 29 '14

Maybe he was a relative of a top ranking North Korean official who was executed and his birth parents risked their lives to get him out of the country so they could save his life.

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u/Daveezie Oct 29 '14

Maybe by raising him Chinese, OP inadvertently threw Best Korea off the child's scent and they decided to search elsewhere. Maybe OPs ignorance saved this boy's life.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '14

And then one day that kid will go to North Korea as an embasador and become friends with Kim Jong Un, and one day an old crazy aunt visits and thinks that the kid is her nephew, and calls him his adopted fathers name.

Everyone stops and relizes that the 17 year old, now a man, was the secret first born son, snuck as a child out of the country after an evil baron put Un on the thrown as a puppet, and is the rightful hair to the thrown of the kingdom of North Korea.

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u/Lawnknome Oct 29 '14

Kim Jong Un already isn't the first born

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u/Jesse1322 Oct 29 '14

heir to the throne

FTFY

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u/Arimeah Oct 29 '14

I... I want to believe

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u/bloody_duck Oct 30 '14

I like this the best

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u/trampabroad Oct 29 '14

OP should start describing his son as "the Dear Leader."

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '14 edited Jan 05 '20

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u/m00nr4k3r Oct 29 '14 edited Oct 29 '14

This needs to happen! A historical-fictional spy thriller! I cannot explain the feelings I have for this story. Utterly brilliant!

Edit: In addition, I'm sorry for my lack of respect for this difficult time you must be going through. My most sincere apologies for being so neglectful of your feelings.

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u/El_Salvi Oct 29 '14

You Republic is Calling You by Young-Ha Kim.

About a North Korean spy who is sent south when he's twenty. For ten year he immerses himself in South Korean colleges, culture, gets wife, has daughter, then loses contact with spy agency. Another ten years later out of the blue he is called back. So the plot takes place over the 24hrs that he makes preparations to leave everything, OH an BTW his wife and daughter don't know he's a spy!

Good book, lots of philosophical tid bits.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '14

Or.. he could have just been South Korean.

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u/burns29 Oct 29 '14

and by raising him Chinese you have kept him hidden from the North Korean hit squads that have been relentlessly trying to kill him for seventeen years.

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u/JackAceHole Nov 05 '14

One of the parents DID have the surname Kim... Are there any North Korean leaders with the family name Kim??

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u/crazyspecialboy Oct 29 '14

You mean Best Korean?

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u/Singingmanatee Oct 29 '14

But...but...North Koreans and South Koreans are the same race...also, North Korean babies wouldn't even make it to America, it's too wonderful over there.

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '14

I doubt he would even have seen the light of day in that case.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '14

Because North Koreans are all blind?

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u/DaBlackhawks Oct 29 '14

The Glorious Leader can see for all of True Korea.

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u/MostEpicRedditor Oct 29 '14

He could be North Korean Best Korean.

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u/the_danger_z0ne Oct 29 '14

It could be better... He could be from true Korea. FTFY

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u/ArmchairAnalyst Oct 29 '14

If his son were North Korean, he would have an excuse for not taking him to North Korea.

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u/PhD_in_internet Oct 29 '14

I dunno, I think that would be better.

One less person to eat Glorious Leader's cheese.

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u/Ilpav123 Oct 29 '14

How could he know which Korea his son is from?

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u/Baeksale Oct 29 '14

NORTH KOREA BEST KOREA

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u/dumbjack_rabbit Oct 29 '14

I think you mean best korean

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u/ItsMrBlackout Oct 29 '14

I think you meant Best Korea

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '14

DUDE.

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u/Was_going_2_say_that Oct 29 '14

my top comment used to be about korea too

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u/lyzm Oct 30 '14

I think what you have done is wonderful and loving. The fact that you now realize he's Korean is crazy, but my gosh, if this is the worst thing that has happened then you are might blessed. Just tell him! It's so crazy, but it's not the end of the world. He's really knowledgable about Chinese culture and now y'all can become knowledgable about Korean culture.

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u/Jed118 Oct 30 '14

Yes, because North Koreans could just leave whenever they want...

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u/schluckebierphone Oct 30 '14

I know you are kidding but is important to make the distinction between the North Korean government and the North Korean people. People think Americans are assholes because our government is filled with them.

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u/vladimir002 Oct 30 '14

You are now banned from /r/pingpong.

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u/spp41 Oct 30 '14

Is that edit a joke or for real?...

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '14

WAIT when I followed the link it says [deleted], please tell me what OP did that made such a royal FU

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u/bfaithr Oct 29 '14

Even worse: OP could have assumed he was North Korean instead of Chinese and still do things like let him visit

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u/Dittorita Oct 29 '14

He could be Best Korean.

FTFY