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US Bans Sales of iPods To North Korea
gamer4Life writes "The United States has created their list of products banned from being exported to North Korea. This list includes iPods, plasma televisions and Segway electric scooters.
U.S. intelligence officials who helped produce the Bush administration's list said Kim prefers Mercedes, BMW and Cadillac cars; Japanese and Harley Davidson motorcycles; Hennessy XO cognac from France and Johnny Walker Scotch whisky; Sony cameras and Japanese air conditioners."
This dastardly attempt by the imperialists to stifle us will surely fail, as it always has in the past.
Our revolutionary scientific laborers, working under the glorious revolutionary banner of Juche, are coming up with our own as we speak! Our fervor shall produce better equipment than the American garbage, whether it be electronics, liquor, or food. Indeed, we have always done so, and the stories of us needing to import so called "luxury" goods are imperialist lies to discredit us.
As just one of many examples, it is well known that Great Leader Kim Il Sung, in his secret bunker on Mount Paekdu, singlehandedly created the Internet during the War of Resistance against the Japanese, passing on the specification to American military whose scientists who took credit dastardly for it twenty years later. I post this first post as a trivial testament to our revolutionary ingenuity, illustrating our pre-eminence!
Once again the imperialist dogs will be reminded of the futility of their ill-advised ways!
The Zune is a go for Lil Kim.
Segway declares bankruptcy after losing it's stranglehold on the North Korean electric scooter market.
Seriously, why would the ban Segway exports?
Woah! North Korea certainly won't be able to progress in their quest for the bomb now that they won't be able to watch the "How to Make a Nuclear Bomb" podcasts anymore! How ridiculous.
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...they're just turning off all the lights in order to capitalize on the vast demand for meteorological tourism?
"North Korea: No Electricity Means No Light Pollution!"
"Ladies and gentlemen, my killbot features Lotus Notes and a machine gun. It is the finest available."
Kimdude has set a new high for monthly purchases on ebay.
Do not try to read the dupe, thats impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth
What truth?
There is no dupe
To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it
Say what you like about North Korea, but the country has a damn good record on light pollution.
I think the more money North Koreans spend on iPods, plasma televisions and Segways, the less they have to spend on nuclear weapons.
here are good sanctions & bad sanctions. An example of bad sanctions were the sanctions the UN imposed against Iraq [globalpolicy.org] that caused a lot of human suffering.
have you tried living with a teenager that did not have her ipod? this causes HUGE amounts of human suffering!
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It's directed squarely at Kim Jong Il.
They probably should have put a sanction on exports of Brylcreem and hair gel, in that case.
"Ladies and gentlemen, my killbot features Lotus Notes and a machine gun. It is the finest available."
This list includes [...] and Segway electric scooters
Those bastards!
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I think the more money North Koreans spend on iPods, plasma televisions and Segways, the less they have to spend on nuclear weapons.
Actually, I'd vote that we export only iPods to North Korea. (I'd say only Zunes, but I feel like that's probably a crime against humanity.)
"Ladies and gentlemen, my killbot features Lotus Notes and a machine gun. It is the finest available."
It's strange, actually. I heard the body of the new Taepodong II nuclear missile is actually constructed out of refurbished iPods, clock radios, and 5 megapixel Sony cameras straight from Best Buy web site. These sanctions are good! That Kim Jong is just too thrifty!
Um...
Does the U.S. even make plasma TVs?
While we're at it, why not ban quantum based time machine portals?
Say what you like about North Korea, but the country has a damn good record on light pollution.
And Ethiopia has a damn good record on obesity.
Until recently, they've been using the shoddy bomb-casing full of used pinball machine parts the Libyan Nationalists gave them.
They should only permit the export of Microsoft Zunes to NK, that'll show him!
If someone is passing you on the right, you are an asshole for driving in the wrong lane.
There was a massive nerd-rush for the following products after an effective slashvertisement:
Mercedes', BMWs and Cadillacs; Japanese and Harley Davidson motorcycles; Hennessy XO and Johnny Walker.
When asked for a comment, one nerd replied, "I had no idea there were products other than iPods and Segways. Mr. Kim has really opened my eyes to the new world of non-computing-related consumerism."
I'll be your candy shop of infinite deliciousity if you'll be my discotheque of endless rump-shaking.
Actually, exporting the Zune to them would be a violation of the Geneva conventions.
Yes Francis, the world has gone crazy.
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Once again the imperiarist dogs rirr be reminded of the futirity of their irr-advised rays!
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Even if they could afford cars, they wouldn't be able to park them in well-lit places.
Actually, I'm pretty the Caddy down the street was paid for by selling even more illicit luxury items to those privileged neighborhoods.
Yes, the North Korean middle class will be hit hard by this and I assume they'll both be pretty pissed.
Fruck you.
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..you could likely get many of the raw componants, aside from the fissionable materiel and explosives, from most hardware and electronics stores.
Are you still talking about nukes or are we talking about iPod batteries?
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have you tried living with a teenager that did not have her ipod? this causes HUGE amounts of human suffering!
Yes, but the law does not look favorably on men of my age living with teenage girls.