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Kim Jong-il is Dead, the Internet Responds (cruelly)

Posted on the 21 December 2011 by Periscope @periscopepost
Kim Jong-il is dead, the internet responds (cruelly)

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il


Former North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has been dead only a few days but already internet funsters have raced to ‘pay tribute’ to the Hermit Kingdom’s Dear Leader. There have also been some light hearted welcomes for Great Successor Kim Jong-un dreamt up. Sites such as Buzzfeed are awash with humorous tributes. Here is the Periscope‘s pick of the big bunch. Kim Jong-il is dead, the internet responds (cruelly)

Buzzfeed rounded up some of the titles that were ascribed to him by foreign leaders (according to North Korea). This is one of them.


Kim Jong-il is dead, the internet responds (cruelly)
Kim Jong-il is dead, the internet responds (cruelly)

A reference to North Korean state media claim that Kim Jong-il's once hit 11 hole-in-one on one round of golf

Can’t get enough of the Kim family? Here’s Periscope’s round-up of strangest ‘facts’ about the late Kim Jong-Il.

Kim Jong-il is dead, the internet responds (cruelly)

Scenes of ordinary North Koreans weeping and wailing in mourning have appeared on state TV


Kim Jong-il is dead, the internet responds (cruelly)

Kim Jong-un has been made fun of for his ample girth

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