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24. Too much cheese in his diet......

Sat Sep 27, 2014, 11:15 AM

Sep 2014

Kim Jong Un Has It Bad for, Er, Cheese
Corpulent dictator apparently has a soft, cheesy side
By Polly Davis Doig, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 18, 2014 2:11 PM CDT

(Newser) – You know who really likes some cheese? Kim Jong Un, that's who. Or at least that's what North Korean defectors are telling outlets including the Mirror. Specifically, Dear Leader Junior is—wait for it—"crackers for" Emmental cheese, a habit he apparently picked up while in boarding school in Switzerland, and has it imported even as his own people famously starve. Kim has appeared looking bloated in public lately, notes the Mirror, and there are whispers that he's in poor health. But maybe there's a reason: "North Koreans think being fat is good, unlike South Koreans who want to be skinny," says a North Korean defector. "There is a high chance Jong Un intentionally gained weight to look like (grandfather Kim) Il Sung." Kim tried to send his minions to France to learn how to make cheese, reports UPI, but was foiled.

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'Kim Jong-un not feeling well,' North Korean authorities confirm [View all] JI7 Sep 2014 OP

How old is he? Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #1

31, but he has weight problems, probably the only one in NK who is overweight JI7 Sep 2014 #4

He looks pretty healthy in this video FrodosPet Sep 2014 #33

anybody seen his food tasters lately? nt msongs Sep 2014 #2

Karma is a bitch. CentralMass Sep 2014 #3

Could be a drug reaction............. Monk06 Sep 2014 #5

maybe he's being poisoned. C Moon Sep 2014 #6

with viagra GeorgeGist Sep 2014 #9

I wonder if he has a blue hue to his skin? notadmblnd Sep 2014 #31

Allergic reaction to being less powerful than his generals. Scootaloo Sep 2014 #7

It's probably just inspection exhaustion Bosonic Sep 2014 #8

How sad ... GeorgeGist Sep 2014 #10

its so ridiculous drray23 Sep 2014 #16

That site was great. Thanks Shankapotomus Sep 2014 #27

Terrified of him? Brother Buzz Sep 2014 #37

I wonder if that goo squeezing into a barrel is what happens to dissidents? Throd Sep 2014 #30

Well the goo poo machine is his favorite. He's really enjoying that three coiler. Monk06 Sep 2014 #32

Well he is the son of Kim Jong-il (ill) Historic NY Sep 2014 #11

That was not nice. Funny, though. merrily Sep 2014 #26

I agree with the gout and diabetes speculation. oldandhappy Sep 2014 #12

I hope it's all three...the diabetes makes me smile for him. FarPoint Sep 2014 #15

Nevertheless Vogon_Glory Sep 2014 #13

That's a great visual experience. FarPoint Sep 2014 #14

That was my gut reaction too. sufrommich Sep 2014 #17

. XemaSab Sep 2014 #20

Nice. nt LeftyMom Sep 2014 #22

Sweet! nt flying rabbit Sep 2014 #29

I read somewhere else Curtis Sep 2014 #18

Maybe he tore up his knee playing basketball. n/t amandabeech Sep 2014 #19

Kicking. Thank you. nt littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #21

Paging Dr. Rodman. progressoid Sep 2014 #23

Too much cheese in his diet...... marble falls Sep 2014 #24

Corpulent dictator apparently has a soft, cheesy side BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2014 #39

He was told to lay off the fruit roll ups Shankapotomus Sep 2014 #25

But those things are yummy! shenmue Sep 2014 #40

Ate a bad hot dog? (And by "dog" I mean dog) (nt) Nye Bevan Sep 2014 #28

How do they explain a "god" getting sick to population. FLPanhandle Sep 2014 #34

I wonder what he is dying of? AngryAmish Sep 2014 #35

suffering from ambitious relatives? librechik Sep 2014 #36

Shit--Andropov had a cold, and a couple weeks later, they buried him. lastlib Sep 2014 #38

I'm sure there's a line of military monsters waiting to grab the crown. Kablooie Sep 2014 #41

A friend of mine who knows a lot about the area speculated that XemaSab Sep 2014 #43

Feeling a little Kim Jong-Il? nt elias49 Sep 2014 #42

He has really bad health habits NastyRiffraff Sep 2014 #44