Kim Jong Il to drag moon back to North Korea

It's testament to the moon-eyed insanity of Kim Jong Il's regime that I didn't realize this was from the Onion until about a minute in. I think my favorite line is: "The plan is perfect. We have already succeeded."

[#1 posted by Skep , January 27, 2009 10:41 AM]

Wow. The Onion does some amazing parodies. The attention to detail--and the expense involved in creating it--is remarkable.

[#2 posted by Trent Hawkins , January 27, 2009 11:19 AM]

Giant enemy crabs? Awesome.

[#3 posted by Maneki Nico , January 27, 2009 11:20 AM]

Gotta keep your moon hand strong.

[#4 posted by Stefan Jones , January 27, 2009 12:22 PM]

The one downside of ending this insane, oppressive regime will be the drying up of the last source of batshit-crazy commie/nationalist propaganda.

"Dear Leader provides on-the-spot direction of subway workers!"

Several years back BB (I think) pointed to a site full of DPRK postage stamps. Even the cute funny animal ones were creepy; one bunny had a big knife for stabbing imperialists.

[#5 posted by Beedie , January 27, 2009 12:34 PM]

Having seen plenty of the real thing, I find this Onion parody to be absolutely brilliant. It's only about one percent more absurd than actual DPRK propaganda. If it weren't for the clip of ROK president Lee Myung Bak, I wouldn't be positive it's parody. Well done, Onion!

[#6 posted by botness , January 27, 2009 3:13 PM]

a gem: on screen captions read: "source video provided by the North Korean Committee for Space Conquest"

[#7 posted by Anonymous , January 27, 2009 3:46 PM]

The youtube version has been removed, but here's the direct link to the Onion: http://www.theonion.com/content/video/kim_jong_il_announces_plan_to

[#8 posted by Takuan , January 27, 2009 4:16 PM]

anyone got a list of all Nork embassies and consulates? With email addresses?

[#9 posted by AirPillo , January 27, 2009 6:27 PM]

It's testament to the moon-eyed insanity of Kim Jong Il's regime that I didn't realize this was from the Onion until about a minute in

I guess you missed the ONN intro at the beginning, or didn't recognize it?

[#10 posted by John Brownlee , January 28, 2009 2:47 AM]

Uh, yes. That's exactly what happened: did you need a blow-by-blow?

What was the point of that comment? That was some of the lamest corrective snark ever.

[#11 posted by noen , January 28, 2009 6:48 AM]

"Moving on, the American president revealed himself to be a serpent today."

Bahh, old news, we already knew that.

[#12 posted by buddy66 , January 28, 2009 9:27 AM]

Mr. President: We cannot allow a Moon-Capture gap!

[#13 posted by Itsumishi , January 28, 2009 3:43 PM]

Uh, yes. That's exactly what happened: did you need a blow-by-blow?

What was the point of that comment? That was some of the lamest corrective snark ever.

Sometimes I just want to get a sex change, get a job as a bartender, move to where ever the fuck you live and hope for the best.