Posted on 02/15/2018 4:29:39 PM PST by nickcarraway
Howard says he just wanted to meet the cheerleaders.
He and the beaming, beautiful North Korean cheering section were both at the women's ice hockey game, watching the unified Korean team take on Japan at the Pyeongchang Winter Games. So, he figured, why not just bop over to where they were sitting in the stands, bringing his own fun-sized unification flag — and his hi-top haircut, his black glasses, and his tasteful bit of girth about the midsection.
So what if he happened to look like Kim Jong Un?
Poor Howard — or, at least, poor man who has represented himself simply as "Howard" to multiple media outlets. Within minutes the man had been kicked out of his second Olympic event in less than a week. As it turns out, it is frowned upon in Pyeongchang to look and dress like North Korea's dictator.
Literally, a number of the cheerleaders frowned upon it. Others looked vaguely peeved. A couple might have giggled behind their hands. One particularly emotive member of the delegation made quite clear she was not on board.
But they didn't have to look at him long. Several men in fur-lined coats quickly jostled him away from the cheerleaders and forced him to sit down elsewhere.
"They shouted something in Korean, I wasn't sure what it was," Howard, who says he's from Australia and lives in Hong Kong, told Yahoo Sports, "and then the police got involved and they dragged me away – they said for my own safety."
Happily, Vincent Bevins of The Washington Post was sitting just a few rows away at the time and caught the jostling in progress.
He was escorted from the stands by a cluster of South Korean policemen, who, once they'd gotten him there, appeared to have no idea what to do with him. They surrounded him, detained him briefly, pulled in a translator and mostly just killed time until they could release Howard at a safe distance from the cheerleaders.
"This is crazy," he said. "What do we have, 10 policemen? What do you think I'm going to do? I don't bring violence. I just want to see the game, so what's the problem?"
The faux Kim leaves the stands escorted by South Korean police and venue staff, now looking rather more nonplussed than his star turn in front of the cheerleaders. Yelim Lee/AFP/Getty Images As we noted, it's not his first time getting bumped from a big event. He and a President Trump impersonator both got booted from the Opening Ceremony by security staff.
But Howard says he comes in peace — and on behalf of the cause of peace. As for his methods, well, he says it's not his fault he looks like Kim.
"My face is too political," Howard told Reuters. "I was born with this face, I've got to live with it."
....if any of them smiled they would have disappeared
They couldn’t have been more icy if Hans Brix himself had shown up
I’ll be surprised if he doesn’t “volunteer” to serve as ballast aboard dear leader’s next rocket.
There’s another photo somewhere, showing this fake Kim standing at an Olympic Stadium, posing with a fake President Trump who’s wearing a red MAGA hat.
It’s a riot. For a second or two, I was fooled.
I want to see a picture of the cops dragging away Kimchi Jong Un.
LOL’d at this story.
He looks pretty close to fatboy to be honest.
He’s not from North Korea.
“They shouted something in Korean, I wasn’t sure what it was,” Howard, who says he’s from Australia and lives in Hong Kong,
Now that’s funny!
How dare they disrespect the Supreme leader!
Is there any video of that? I would love to see it!
He does.
He’d better be wary he doesn’t get himself kidnapped by the Norks, and placed in a position where he’d wish he never took this up.
Trolling N. Korea!
LOL! Dude you are a legend.
I want to see a photoshop of all those Nork cheerleaders
holding up the masks only they are bug-eyed Schiff masks.
Eeeeeek!
Schiff’s evidence Trump of collusion is here in this photo! https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjxsMHBrKnZAhUMv1MKHcgBASAQjRwIBw&url=https%3A%2F%2Finfotel.ca%2Fnewsitem%2Ftrending-now-commercial-features-trump-putin-and-kim-jong-un-dancing-together%2Fit43141&psig=AOvVaw1Pbf1dksb83-JObeStacgw&ust=1518833068298132
“He’d better be wary he doesn’t get himself kidnapped by the Norks, and placed in a position where he’d wish he never took this up.”
you got that right-
also, the last group of “cheerleaders” from N korea are missing about 2 Dozen... yep they are toast!- did not cheer right? did not cheer loud enough? who knows that Nork dictator is crazy- he has sent Assassins all over asia
so this guy better watch out.
LOL. I thought this was pretty damn funny.
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