North Korea Sends South Korea A Threatening Fax, Shit Is So On

h/t bill for the pic

(Source) North Korea has threatened to attack South Korea “without notice” in response to demonstrations held in the South to mark the anniversary of its former leader’s death. South Korea’s Defense Ministry said a letter from the North’s National Defense Commission was faxed early Thursday via a military communication link between the two sides, warning of a “merciless” attack on the South, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.  The letter objected to the “repeated extra-large provocations to North Korea’s highest dignity taking place in the middle of Seoul” and threatened “a merciless retaliation without warning,” ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok told the newspaper. 

The warning came after conservative activists and North Korean refugee groups held demonstrations in Seoul on the anniversary of Kim Jong Il’s death. Some protesters reportedly burned pictures of current leader Kim Jong Un, according to The Telegraph. The South Korean government reportedly responded to Pyonghang’s threats by sending a fax to that promised “resolute punishment” in response to any provocation from the North. North Korea has recently turned to attempts at diplomacy with South Korea and the United States. But tensions have remained high since Pyongyang’s threats in March and April, which included warnings that it would restart nuclear bomb fuel production.

Is North Korea going backwards in technology at this point? A fax? Who the fuck sends a fax? Are they going to page Obama’s beeper next? Did Kim Jong Un use up his 99 minutes of free AOL CD?  And you know what, I’m not even hating on this, I’m genuinely fascinated. Part of me thinks it is absolutely ridiculous and part of me thinks it’s genius. A fax is so much more intimidating than an email. It’s paper, you can touch it, you can feel it. Just seems like a real threat. If you’re angry with someone you text or email them, if you want to go to war you fucking Fax that shit. So official. I just wouldn’t want to be around Kim Jong Un when he tries to call someone in North Korea and gets that annoying fax dial tone. Have to imagine that has caused quite a few murders.

Definitely balls deep in a Snood game here.