Not The Onion: North Korea has banned its citizens from laughing for 11 days to mark the 10th anniversary of Kim Jong Il's death

[basquebromance]

these people are psychotic

 

[braalian]

If I were a North Korean I’d probably be careful to not laugh in public already, regardless. Too risky.

 

[DudleySmith]

He could win the next Democratic Party primary if he would defect.

 

[2aguy]

these people are psychotic

I imagine that "not laughing," isn't a problem for the people of North Korea.....living in that socialist hell hole likely destroyed their ability to laugh a long time ago....

 

[Mac1958]

Can you giggle? Guffaw? Smile impishly?

 

[Mac1958]

I wonder if some of the more anti-social North Koreans will run around telling jokes just to see what happens.

 

[Anomalism]

I wonder if some of the more anti-social North Koreans will run around telling jokes just to see what happens.

You'd definitely get thrown into a work camp Mac.

 

[22lcidw]

You'd definitely get thrown into a work camp Mac.

People getting fired and destroyed here is eerie. Back off from your edicts.

 

[Devils_Advocate]

I say the World send a laughing video once a day to North Korea so when the little dictator laughs his Army will shoot him!

 

[struth]

and people still support socialism in the United States....leftist policy at work here folks

 

[CrusaderFrank]

these people are psychotic

It's a Progressive's Utopia! Perfection!

 

[Burgermeister]

Not all that funny anymore.