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Monthly Archives: August 2010

Large Flooding Reported In North Korea

» by August 2nd, 2010 at 10:04 pm » Comments (5)

It seems like every year North Korea gets hit with some kind of severe flooding: In this video image from Pyongyang’s state-run Korean Central TV Broadcasting Station, a North Korean ...more »

Cat Killing Woman Assaults Cat Owner

» by August 2nd, 2010 at 5:41 pm » Comments (34)

Remember the cat killing woman?  Well it appears her propensity towards violence isn't only directed at cats: A woman, who became notorious for savagely beating a neighbor’s cat and throwing ...more »

Picture of the Day: Smoking at the Beach

» by August 2nd, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (2)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="This picture taken in 1960 is from Gangneung Beach on South Korea's East Coast."][/caption] Via Bill Smothers. more »

A German Merchant, A French Priest, & Body Snatching In Korea

» by August 1st, 2010 at 10:44 pm » Comments (4)

Interesting story in the Korea Times by historian Robert Neff who always seems to find strange and interesting tales from Korea's past.  This one is about a historical incident in ...more »

Korean Soccer Player Commits “World’s Dumbest Penalty”

» by August 1st, 2010 at 5:11 pm » Comments (4)

Can I get a big "Aigo!" for this: High profile handballs are trendy right now. Starting with Thierry Henry's against Ireland last year and peaking with Luis Suarez's goal-saving ...more »

Picture of the Day: Army FRG Picnic

» by August 1st, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (2)

Via PowerPoint Ranger. more »

ROK Drop Open Thread, August 1, 2010

» by August 1st, 2010 at 8:15 am » Comments (7)

If anyone has any story links or anything else they want to share, add it to the comments.  Did anyone do this over the weekend: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="450" ...more »

Did North Korea Just Launch Another Attack Against South Korea With Floating Boxed Landmines?

» by August 1st, 2010 at 3:27 am » Comments (10)

I have been expecting the North Koreans to try and do something in response to the recent Naval exercises and this may have been it: A man died and another was ...more »

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