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In reply to the discussion: Kim Jong-Un's Sister Takes Control in North Korea [View all]herding cats
(20,049 posts)75. Exactly what my mind imagined
Come on, in our well fed nation we know your ankles don't just break because you're 300lbs or so. Sure something like that may float in a nation where most of the people are starving, but it's not reality. Not even close.
A lot of the times these rumors have a vein of truth, so he may have suffered a broken ankle. It happens. Two however would imply a chance at something a bit more nefarious. Without a violent accident, or something of the like, it's not easy to end up with two broken ankles from normal activity.
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Why do I have the feeling that Mr Kim ate something that disagreed with him?
malthaussen
Oct 2014
#1
Keen minds believe Kim Jong-Un ate a ton of stuff in excess that totally agreed with him
Brother Buzz
Oct 2014
#3
And has a better haircut. Poor Kim...think of that lonely fat kid in Junior High. Now consider
24601
Oct 2014
#56
That is what crossed my mind. He is now taking an extended rest in some mental hospital. Would
jwirr
Oct 2014
#17
I heard about the ankles too, but I've been wondering also if that's just a cover story. n/t
RKP5637
Oct 2014
#53
This bears watching. Like we don't have enough trouble already--not sure if
TwilightGardener
Oct 2014
#2
My guess is that Kim Jong Un's pushing a war with S. Korea & the USA might have ...
Botany
Oct 2014
#67
Certainly a lot better looking! I wonder if she's a wacko too. I do feel so sorry for the
RKP5637
Oct 2014
#54
Alex Jones is like a deprogramer from a world of sanity into a delusional world and can be addicting
RKP5637
Oct 2014
#57
Naw, the Church wasn't wanting to put them in charge. It wanted them wiped out.
Spitfire of ATJ
Oct 2014
#60
If you'll notice the north Korean people are little people while the people from the south
madokie
Oct 2014
#47
I read that he weighs over 300 pounds from eating specialty cheeses; that he broke both his ankles
MADem
Oct 2014
#26
May have cancer? Or suffering a poisonous attack? He did have his own Uncle killed.....
TheNutcracker
Oct 2014
#28
I thought the stories about the family members being snuffed turned out to be a hoax
Brother Buzz
Oct 2014
#46
She looks quite a bit more intelligent than he does. Maybe she's been playing her cards right.
toby jo
Oct 2014
#70
More reliably: North Korean leaders close to Kim Jong-un make surprise visit to South
muriel_volestrangler
Oct 2014
#78