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Baby, You're the Highest Incarnation of the Revolutionary Comradely Love

Jesse Walker | 12.19.2011 9:08 AM

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As a final farewell to Kim Jong Il, I give you Wikipedia's list of his official titles, which for full effect should be read aloud to a slow jam.

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  1. Tim   14 years ago

    Monster.

    We need a special "Mourning Rinks" today.

  2. Ice Nine   14 years ago

    Dear Leader, who is a perfect incarnation of the appearance that a leader should have

    Look, I can handle a little hyperbole now and then but...

  3. mad libertarian guy   14 years ago

    Where are da rinks?

    1. sarcasmic   14 years ago

      LACIST!

      1. sailshonan   14 years ago

        It's "Racist," you plicks.

        1. sarcasmic   14 years ago

          WACIST!

  4. SugarFree   14 years ago

    Dear SugarFree, who is a perfect incarnation of the presence that a commenter should have.

    1. Tim   14 years ago

      Great sun of sarcasm.

      1. SugarFree   14 years ago

        Great Tim, Who Is a Man of Deeds

        1. Tim   14 years ago

          Linker to huge boobies and friend of libertarianism.

    2. Brett L   14 years ago

      Shining perfection of political slashfic

  5. invisible furry hand   14 years ago

    He was Party Center? Sounds like a fun guy

  6. Joe M   14 years ago

    I'll use this occasion to push this book one more time: Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea

    Great book that describes what life is really like in North Korea. Of course, anyone that has read 1984 won't be too surprised.

  7. SugarFree   14 years ago

    Guiding Sun Ray
    Sun of Socialism
    Sun of the Nation
    The Great Sun of Life
    Great Sun of The Nation
    Bright Sun of the 21st Century
    Great Sun of the 21st Century
    Bright Sun of Juche

    OK, we get it. It's hella cold there.

    Of course he didn't get to be: Sun Source of All Martial Arts...

  8. Fist of Etiquette   14 years ago

    Glorious Worm Food of the 21st Century

    1. Tim   14 years ago

      Kim "Lose weight now, ask me how" Jong Il.

    2. Brett L   14 years ago

      Please. He was eaten by the Praetorian Guard immediately.

      1. Tim   14 years ago

        Either way that famous paunch is now gone.

  9. invisible furry hand   14 years ago

    Glorious Trending Twitter Joke

  10. Barack Obama   14 years ago

    Let me be clear.

    Thank you very much for that list.

    1. Loki   14 years ago

      Jealous much? OT just getting ideas for new campaign slogans?

  11. Zeb   14 years ago

    I wonder if there is any chance of NK being any less fucked now. Probably not.

  12. Warty   14 years ago

    Amazing politician

    By far the best.

  13. Red Dragon 6009   14 years ago

    He'll always be Bert's gay roommate to me. Burn in hell Ernie.

  14. Joey Deesomore   14 years ago

    Sounds pretty reasonable to me dude.

    http://www.total-anon.tk

  15. EDG reppin' LBC   14 years ago

    Enslaver of Millions, He Who Did Not Die Soon Enough Kim Jong Il.

    Fuck him. Glad he's dead.

  16. Troll   14 years ago

    It is times like these I wuv me some hit and won comments...

  17. cerebus   14 years ago

    Just read them out to Luther Vandross - So Amazing (instrumental)

    And I have to say, it's very much like making love to a beautiful psychotic midget

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