‘Kim Jong-Il Looking at Things' Showcases a Curious Leader
Michael Hines — December 3, 2010 — Pop Culture
References: kimjongillookingatthings.tumblr & laughingsquid
‘Kim Jong-Il Looking at Things’ is a lighthearted photoblog that shows the world’s most reclusive leader doing what he does best -- inspecting stuff. Kim Jong-Il is seen in this series inspecting almost every object while looking incredibly silly doing it.
Something about Kim Jong-Il inspecting an ear of corn brings a smile to my face. Apparently, it brings a smile to others' faces as well, since the ‘Kim Jong-Il Looking at Things’ blog is filled with pages and pages of crowdsourced pictures.
Something about Kim Jong-Il inspecting an ear of corn brings a smile to my face. Apparently, it brings a smile to others' faces as well, since the ‘Kim Jong-Il Looking at Things’ blog is filled with pages and pages of crowdsourced pictures.
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