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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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 Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 3:55 pm Post subject: Even the blind riot |
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Only in Korea do the blind go up against the riot cops...
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200606/kt2006060118125011980.htm
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In protest of the decision, a 40-year-old masseur attempted to set himself ablaze during a street rally in central Seoul on Monday, while four masseurs jumped off Mapo Bridge into the Han River on Tuesday.
Several dozen blind people also jumped onto a subway track at Myongdong Station, blocking train operations for about 40 minutes. |
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Mashimaro
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: location, location
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| Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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| korea: hub of demos? |
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HapKi
Joined: 10 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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A trip to a masseur in Korea is normally in two stages: first the massage by the blind woman, then a walk across the hall to the hostesses/prostitutes for the "after/main' service.
Wasn't there a big prostitute demo last year, with their newly formed wh*re union demanding workers rights? Talk about the naked leading the blind. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 1:36 am Post subject: |
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| HapKi wrote: |
| Talk about the naked leading the blind. |
Now that's funny. |
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identity
Joined: 22 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 3:23 am Post subject: |
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| no, it's really not. not funny at all. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 5:00 am Post subject: |
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| identity wrote: |
| no, it's really not. not funny at all. |
*Shrug* I like word play. |
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desultude
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: Dangling my toes in the Persian Gulf
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| Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 5:10 am Post subject: |
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I have had "sports massages" a few times in Korea, in profession environments (one time at a chiropractor's office, another at a "sports masage" place. I never had a blind masseur. I had forgotten about the blind masseur thing. What kind of massage do they give? (seriously, I'm not trying to be kinky here!  )
By the way, a Korean "sports massage" is exponentially deeper and more painful (in a good way of course  ) than any other I have had, including rolfing. |
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numazawa
Joined: 20 Mar 2005
Location: The Concrete Barnyard
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| Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 6:19 am Post subject: |
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| I heard about that riot of the blind. Reporters interviewed many of the participants afterward but found out none of them had actually witnessed the event. The police were likewise stymied in their investigation. Out of desperation they asked members attending the nearby Korean Amputee Activist gathering, only to find out they were all stumped. |
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rapier
Joined: 16 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 8:42 am Post subject: |
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| "Even the blind riot" |
Now thats the best thread title I've seen in a while.
Perhaps you could title your memoirs of Korea that. |
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