And now for something different from the Secret Kingdom of Beloved Leader.

WARNING: Do not read the following story aloud unless you are seated. If you begin to feel faint, stop reading and place your head between your knees while breathing deeply. Persons suffering from respiratory illness or disease should not attempt.

From the Korean Central News Agency of DPRK:

U.S. Ambassador's Repeated Malarkey under Fire
Pyongyang, December 15 (KCNA) -- The Korean people will resolutely cope with the repeated malarkey of the U.S. ambassador in Seoul slandering the system which they chose by themselves, established by their own efforts and value like their lives, considering them to be a declaration of war against the DPRK and the whole nation. A spokesman for the Korean Democratic Lawyers Association said this in a statement issued on Dec. 14 in denunciation of the U.S. ambassador's malignant outcries that there is no change in his thought that the north is a criminal state and that cooperation should be coordinated, while openly interfering in inter-Korean relations and taking issue with "military threat" from someone.

Also posted at The Dread Pundit Bluto, where we don't cotton to malignant outcries full of malarkey.

Posted by: Bluto at 12:45 AM | Comments (17) | Add Comment
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1 Something definitely seems to have been lost in the translation. In case democratic lawyers aren't taught this at law school, criticism is not an act of war. Having your crazy neighbour keep threatening to throw nukes over your fence unless you give him stuff is. Well, unless you're into that kind of thing. Whatever floats your boat.

Posted by: Graeme at December 16, 2005 05:41 AM (6j1bk)

2 What the....?

Posted by: Oyster at December 16, 2005 07:41 AM (YudAC)

3 They don't sound any crazier than American Democratic Lawyers.

Posted by: a4g at December 16, 2005 08:09 AM (B6uEI)

4 Could they possible have meant "hogwash", "claptrap", or maybe just "hooey"?

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at December 16, 2005 08:48 AM (8e/V4)

5 Well, lil' Kim did kill his last translator in that movie -didn't he? Guess there is a shortage.

Posted by: hondo at December 16, 2005 09:19 AM (3aakz)

6 Poppycock!

Posted by: Brian B at December 16, 2005 09:24 AM (rGfpg)

7 hullabaloo!

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at December 16, 2005 09:33 AM (8e/V4)

8 Brew-ha-ha! Tempest in a teacup! Bullshit!!!!!!

Posted by: jesusland joe at December 16, 2005 10:00 AM (rUyw4)

9 I think our Ambassador in Seoul was the same guy who moved the secret Weather Machine over the DPRK and ruined the rice crop this year. That is, before Bush took it away from him and moved it to New Orleans. Now he is spouting Malarkey!! No wonder these North Koreans are so pissed off.

Posted by: Brad at December 16, 2005 10:22 AM (6mUkl)

10 I think this malarkey is about to cause a kerfuffle.

Posted by: ericj at December 16, 2005 01:05 PM (hrQvk)

11 Monkeyshines, perhaps? How does one shine a monkey, anyway?

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at December 16, 2005 03:28 PM (0yYS2)

12 "Malarky" would be the right word. It seemed typo-graphical error.

Posted by: abc at December 16, 2005 04:22 PM (PIwG/)

13 No, "malarky" is a variant, the preferred spelling is "malarkey". No one seems to know where the word came from, though.

Posted by: The Dread Pundit Bluto at December 16, 2005 04:33 PM (RHG+K)

14 I haven't heard the word in years - but when I did it was being used by Irish-Americans, Irish, and some Scots if that helps. I'm assuming it's Celt.

Posted by: hondo at December 16, 2005 04:53 PM (3aakz)

15 It came to America with the Scots-Irish, then later the Irish-Irish.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at December 16, 2005 05:26 PM (0yYS2)

16 Agent Smith has broken through to the Korean database and has a direct line to Pyongyang's only working workplace - the propaganda factory-- http://www.nk-news.net/index.php Agent Brown has found the fountain of perpetual insults -- http://www.nk-news.net/extras/insult_generator.php

Posted by: Agent Smith at December 16, 2005 06:41 PM (oC6D4)

17 Agent Smith was rudely insulted by the Koreans: "You swollen-headed beast, we will mercilessly crush you with the weapon of singlehearted unity!" Agent Brown was berated too: "You bloodthirsty flunkey, your accusation against the DPRK is no more than barking at the moon!" Agent Jones was smacked with the coup de grace: "You half-baked warmonger!"

Posted by: Agent Smith at December 16, 2005 06:58 PM (oC6D4)

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