Friday Grab Bag

1. The Boston Globe puts together a great photo album of the celebrations attended by Kim Jong-un.

2. Pyonghwa Motors did a car show in Vietnam where several of their vehicle models are sold. Who would have thought that both the North Koreans and the Unification Church would approve of a showcase model! See the Pyonghwa Motors Wikipedia page here.

3. See the KPA’s “Funky get down Juche party” (Youtube).  It only works with audio!

4. Here is a group of North Koreans in China visiting Starbucks! (They were only seen outside the Starbucks, I cannot confirm they went in)

5. Recently I have posted a lot of pictures of North Koreans wearing Western brands (Jesus, Mickey Mouse, South Park, etc).  Today we see Jurassic Park (h/t to an anonymous colleague):

6. Fourjay Industries of Dayton, OH, might like to know that their products are helping to motivate swimmers at the Kim Il-sung University swimming pool (satellite image here).  I am willing to bet that the DPRK’s order (probably made through one or more intermediaries) did more good for the state than the stimulus package (zinger)!  I realize this picture proves nothing.  You just have to trust me that it came from Kim Il-sung University (Gag located the product web page here):

7. Finally, here is a good copy of a very famous picture:

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3 Responses to “Friday Grab Bag”

  1. Gag Halfrunt says:

    That’s not a lamp, it’s a “paging horn” loudspeaker, no doubt ideal for reminding swimmers of the glories of juche and the Songun policy. I would imagine that all the equipment for the new pool was imported by a Chinese contractor.

  2. NKeconWatch says:

    Thanks man. I updated the post.

  3. Mark says:

    What’s depicted in the “very famous picture”?