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davidn3600

(6,342 posts)
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:58 PM Feb 2016

North Korea getting childish by sending balloons over the border with used toilet paper in them

In January, North Korea began sending over balloons to South Korea full of used toilet paper, cigarette butts, and propaganda messages, according to The Telegraph.

"Stop the anti-North psychological warfare broadcasts that light the fuse of war," some of the messages read. Others encouraged residents to, "Knock out the gang of (South Korean leader) Park Geun-hye."

It's unclear how effective North Korean's marketing campaign will be, since human excrement doesn't exactly inspire warm and fuzzy feelings. Over the past few weeks, the messages appear to have grown even more grotesque, with some going so far as to label Geun-hye, "political filth."


https://www.yahoo.com/news/north-korea-sends-south-korea-215455384.html
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North Korea getting childish by sending balloons over the border with used toilet paper in them (Original Post) davidn3600 Feb 2016 OP
North Korea gets toilet paper???? longship Feb 2016 #1
Apparently -- to Venezuela's deepening embarrassment. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #2
They must get shit on a lot in North Korea. B Calm Feb 2016 #3
Not to mention cigarette butts Tab Feb 2016 #4
They should just set up gigantic fans at the border KamaAina Feb 2016 #5
I like Kimchi in moderation. Tab Feb 2016 #6
Who's the lucky SOB stuck filling those balloons? cyberswede Feb 2016 #7

Tab

(11,093 posts)
4. Not to mention cigarette butts
Thu Feb 4, 2016, 04:47 PM
Feb 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/05/world/asia/north-korea-propaganda-balloons-cigarette.html?_r=0

Of course, many people like to smoke on the toilet. At least they're trying to dispose of their trash. They must have decent weather models, because it would suck for them having the balloons blow back onto themselves.

I wonder what South Korea could put into balloons as relatiation?

Ooooh.... how about balloons loaded with KimChi?
 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
5. They should just set up gigantic fans at the border
Thu Feb 4, 2016, 05:21 PM
Feb 2016

or station a crack blowgun battalion there.

And quit hating on kimchee!

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