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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 4:51 pm Post subject: S. Korean man dies during trip to North Korean resort |
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http://english.yna.co.kr/Engnews/20050605/410200000020050605135630E4.html
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S. Korean man dies during trip to North Korean resort
SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean tourist on a sightseeing trip to North Korea's Mount Geumgang was found dead in his hotel room Sunday, his family said.
The 37-year-old man identified only as Chung, a researcher at a think tank for South Korea's ruling Uri Party, was found unconscious by his wife at a Mount Geumgang hotel room early Sunday morning. |
Maybe he just realized that he dropped major money on a trip that was nothing but a money grab for the DPRK? |
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ulsanchris
Joined: 19 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Come on be realistic. It was fan death. He was probably hot and tired after a day outside and came in to cool off. He switched on the fan and foolishly fell asleep. |
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rapier
Joined: 16 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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| He tried to defect, but his wife planted a fan in the room so she could legally claim his millions. |
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indiercj
Joined: 30 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 11:27 pm Post subject: |
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| The poor old man died of heart attack. Show some respect to other human beings and save your lame jokes for later. |
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Poor old man? He was 37, and probably really younger the article quoted was taken from a Korean paper. |
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red dog
Joined: 31 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 3:09 am Post subject: |
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| Hollywoodaction wrote: |
| Poor old man? He was 37, and probably really younger the article quoted was taken from a Korean paper. |
Very true -- if it was a heart attack, it's a real wake-up call for all of us. |
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plokiju
Joined: 15 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 4:33 am Post subject: |
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| I didn't think South Koreans were allowed to enter North Korea, even as tourists. I would agree with fan death except, I doubt North Korea even has fans. Only the super wealthy could hope to die of fan death. |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 6:15 am Post subject: |
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| indiercj wrote: |
| The poor old man died of heart attack. Show some respect to other human beings and save your lame jokes for later. |
I agree with oyu about respecting a death. I think the question about the circumstances though is on everyones mind (well, at least those reading this thread). |
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On the other hand
Joined: 19 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 8:20 am Post subject: |
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The poor old man died of heart attack. Show some respect to other human beings and save your lame jokes for later.
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I'm not all that offended, because I'm a big fan of black humour. However, I'm afraid I just don't quite see how this qualifies as humour, black or otherwise. A guy went on a trip, had a heart attack, and died. So where's the punchline? |
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ulsanchris
Joined: 19 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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| I guess my joke isa pretty insensitive, but I will leave it as is. |
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