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North Korea: One of the Happiest Places on Earth?
Time via Yahoo ^ | Jun 1, 2011 | HILLARY BRENHOUSE

Posted on 06/01/2011 7:37:34 PM PDT by Daffynition

According to a global happiness index released in North Korea, the country and its allies are the most cheerful countries in the world. Naturally, the "American Empire" strikes Pyongyang as just plain sad.

Shanghaiist reports that North Korea's Chosun Central Television recently came out with a happiness index compiled by local researchers. Their findings? China is the happiest place on the planet, earning 100 points (a perfect score!). At number two is none other than North Korea itself. Cuba, Iran and Venezuela (in that order) round out the top five.

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TOPICS: Society; Travel; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: happyhappyjoyjoy; kimjongil; nk; northkorea; thedearleader
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To: Daffynition

Yeah, I’ve posted it here several times over the yrs.
The message is totally lost on most of the people leaving comments at the link.


41 posted on 06/02/2011 7:35:20 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: nuconvert
There are stories that Kim has every grain of rice he eats personally inspected (any slight flaw and it is discarded).

I've never understood this part of the Far East:


42 posted on 06/02/2011 8:04:25 AM PDT by Daffynition ("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
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To: Jack Hammer
You talkin' to me?


43 posted on 06/02/2011 8:06:26 AM PDT by Daffynition ("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
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To: Daffynition
China is the happiest place on the planet, earning 100 points (a perfect score!). At number two is none other than North Korea itself. Cuba, Iran and Venezuela (in that order) round out the top five.

You can tell that from the hundreds of thousands of people trying anything to get into those countries.

44 posted on 06/02/2011 8:07:49 AM PDT by Cincinatus (Omnia relinquit servare Rempublicam)
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45 posted on 06/02/2011 8:09:07 AM PDT by Daffynition ("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
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To: Cincinatus

46 posted on 06/02/2011 8:10:55 AM PDT by Daffynition ("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
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To: Daffynition

A Bose-Einstein condensate of joy.

(dunno, just kinda popped into my head)


47 posted on 06/02/2011 8:25:13 AM PDT by ctdonath2
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To: ctdonath2

HAHAHA! I like it!

I’m easily amused. ;D


48 posted on 06/02/2011 8:49:03 AM PDT by Daffynition ("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
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To: Daffynition

Cause of the comment; http://lesswrong.com/lw/lr/evaporative_cooling_of_group_beliefs/


49 posted on 06/02/2011 9:35:48 AM PDT by ctdonath2
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