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.
Buzzfeed rounded up some of the titles that were ascribed to him by foreign leaders (according to North Korea). This is one of them.
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.
Scenes of ordinary North Koreans weeping and wailing in mourning have appeared on state TV
Kim Jong-un has been made fun of for his ample girth
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