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[madoka]

Good for them. They're finally switching around the language after years of rivers/ocean/sea of fire/ash metaphors.

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North Korea threatened South Korea with "final destruction" during a debate at the United Nations Conference on Disarmament on Tuesday, saying it could take further steps after a nuclear test last week.

"As the saying goes, a new-born puppy knows no fear of a tiger. South Korea's erratic behavior would only herald its final destruction," North Korean diplomat Jon Yong Ryong told the meeting.

Jon's comments drew quick criticism from other nations, including South Korea, France, Germany and Britain, whose ambassador Joanne Adamson said such language was "completely inappropriate" and the discussion with North Korea was heading in the wrong direction.

"It cannot be allowed that we have expressions which refer to the possible destruction of U.N. member states," she said.

Spanish Ambassador Javier Gil Catalina said the comment left him stupefied and appeared to be a breach of international law.

"In the 30 years of my career I've never heard anything like it and it seems to me that we are not speaking about something that is even admissible, we are speaking about a threat of the use of force that is prohibited by Article 2.4 of the United Nations charter," Catalina said.

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[Captain Corea]

As usual, Russia and China remain silent enablers.

[Kuros]

[Fox]

[Captain Corea]

I sometimes envision people in the North walking around talking to eachother like that. It's make for interesting conversation.

[Lucas]

[World Traveler]

[Fox]

Yes, it's also in my 고려대 한국어 속담 사전, but still, it's hard to imagine anyone actually saying it with a straight face. Most Korean proverbs are hard to imagine anyone actually saying, there's some really ridiculous stuff in here.

[Zyzyfer]

[NohopeSeriously]