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Kim Jong-Il Feigns Interest in Mundane Things

If you think the mundane things President Obama is forced to look at are bad, just imagine how mundane analogous mundane things would be in North Korea. Or, don’t imagine — see for yourself, in this amazing set of photos of Kim Jong-il (or someone who has had government-administered plastic surgery to look like Kim Jong-il) faking curiosity and delight in the most mundane objects in the universe. Here he is examining a … uh … some kind of … dead … squidlike … whatever.

On the Spot with Kim Jong-il [Boston Globe]

Kim Jong-Il Feigns Interest in Mundane Things