Comments on: 4chan prank means Justin Bieber must tour North Korea http://boingboing.net/2010/07/05/4chan-prank-means-ju.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 10:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/05/4chan-prank-means-ju.html#comment-826884 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-826884 Bieber didn't even know what Germany is. He almost certainly doesn't know what N Korea or what their political atmosphere is. Bieber didn’t even know what Germany is. He almost certainly doesn’t know what N Korea or what their political atmosphere is.

]]> By: spcfgt http://boingboing.net/2010/07/05/4chan-prank-means-ju.html#comment-826631 spcfgt Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-826631 Watched any movies or TV lately? Odds are they had a good chunk of Canadian talent in them (per capita.) Watched any movies or TV lately? Odds are they had a good chunk of Canadian talent in them (per capita.)

]]> By: Alex http://boingboing.net/2010/07/05/4chan-prank-means-ju.html#comment-826635 Alex Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-826635 A Kim-Bieber duet would be epic. The two do have much in common, both purportedly resembling lesbians. (Craig Ferguson uses Kim Jong-Il's photo in reference to "an angry lesbian", and then there's this site... http://lesbianswholooklikejustinbieber.tumblr.com/ ) A Kim-Bieber duet would be epic. The two do have much in common, both purportedly resembling lesbians.

(Craig Ferguson uses Kim Jong-Il’s photo in reference to “an angry lesbian”, and then there’s this site… http://lesbianswholooklikejustinbieber.tumblr.com/ )

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/05/4chan-prank-means-ju.html#comment-837146 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-837146 his mom was never even asked his mom was never even asked

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/05/4chan-prank-means-ju.html#comment-837148 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-837148 because its wrong btw i love justin bieber because its wrong btw i love justin bieber

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/05/4chan-prank-means-ju.html#comment-827688 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-827688 the results are in North Korea #1 659141 votes Israel #2 624803 votes Poland #3 513867 votes Turkey #4 107388 votes Colombia #5 90094 votes the results are in
North Korea
#1
659141 votes

Israel
#2
624803 votes

Poland
#3
513867 votes

Turkey
#4
107388 votes

Colombia
#5
90094 votes

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2010/07/05/4chan-prank-means-ju.html#comment-826666 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-826666 In related news, <i>Toy Story 3</i> is now the 6th greatest film of all time on IMDb's Top 250 list. Please, please, please let it be a prank. In related news, Toy Story 3 is now the 6th greatest film of all time on IMDb’s Top 250 list. Please, please, please let it be a prank.

]]> By: Manooshi http://boingboing.net/2010/07/05/4chan-prank-means-ju.html#comment-826673 Manooshi Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-826673 Haha! Way to go 4chan. Btw- don't you think the other top 3 countries were rigged as well? Or are Israel, Poland, and Turkey really Beiber-nations? Haha! Way to go 4chan. Btw- don’t you think the other top 3 countries were rigged as well? Or are Israel, Poland, and Turkey really Beiber-nations?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/05/4chan-prank-means-ju.html#comment-827698 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-827698 bad singers are a dying breed bad singers are a dying breed

]]> By: Nom_de_Guerre http://boingboing.net/2010/07/05/4chan-prank-means-ju.html#comment-826676 Nom_de_Guerre Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-826676 They've blocked North Korea in the voting screen... :S They’ve blocked North Korea in the voting screen… :S

]]> By: chlitto http://boingboing.net/2010/07/05/4chan-prank-means-ju.html#comment-826690 chlitto Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-826690 rigged :/ (im from Poland) rigged :/
(im from Poland)

]]> By: W. James Au http://boingboing.net/2010/07/05/4chan-prank-means-ju.html#comment-826698 W. James Au Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-826698 Remember, Kim Jong-il, a huge film buff, kidnapped a South Korean movie star and director and forced them to make a monster movie. No shit: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2003/apr/04/artsfeatures1 So yeah, not only does Kim probably know who Justin Bieber is, but I bet he'd want him to make a movie extolling the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Remember, Kim Jong-il, a huge film buff, kidnapped a South Korean movie star and director and forced them to make a monster movie. No shit:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2003/apr/04/artsfeatures1

So yeah, not only does Kim probably know who Justin Bieber is, but I bet he’d want him to make a movie extolling the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/05/4chan-prank-means-ju.html#comment-1026379 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1026379 ...Did...did you just say "Rush" was terrible?! …Did…did you just say “Rush” was terrible?!

]]> By: spcfgt http://boingboing.net/2010/07/05/4chan-prank-means-ju.html#comment-839243 spcfgt Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-839243 "I'm not racist, I have a black friend!" “I’m not racist, I have a black friend!”

]]> By: teapot http://boingboing.net/2010/07/05/4chan-prank-means-ju.html#comment-827725 teapot Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-827725 Im with you. Look at this picture from 1996 of a Lebanese baby: http://www.davidduke.com/writings/baby.jpg Here is the accompanying story by Robert Fisk: http://www.bintjbeil.com/E/occupation/robert_fisk_qana.html I think the world should be treating Israel the same as we did South Africa in the 80's. Im with you.

Look at this picture from 1996 of a Lebanese baby:
http://www.davidduke.com/writings/baby.jpg

Here is the accompanying story by Robert Fisk:
http://www.bintjbeil.com/E/occupation/robert_fisk_qana.html

I think the world should be treating Israel the same as we did South Africa in the 80′s.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/05/4chan-prank-means-ju.html#comment-831821 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-831821 I'm starting to like 4chan more and more. I’m starting to like 4chan more and more.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/05/4chan-prank-means-ju.html#comment-826965 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-826965 I think he may be limited to communist era folk songs... which might be an inspiring addition to his ouvre! I think he may be limited to communist era folk songs… which might be an inspiring addition to his ouvre!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/05/4chan-prank-means-ju.html#comment-827477 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-827477 At the beginning Poland was voting for Israel and vice versa, but then they decided to form a treaty and vote for North Korea. There is a lot more people which You should be thankful to than just 4chan. I'm just sayin'. At the beginning Poland was voting for Israel and vice versa, but then they decided to form a treaty and vote for North Korea.
There is a lot more people which You should be thankful to than just 4chan.
I’m just sayin’.

]]> By: adwkiwi http://boingboing.net/2010/07/05/4chan-prank-means-ju.html#comment-826710 adwkiwi Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-826710 Who lets the internet vote on anything anymore? Have we learned nothing from Stephen Colbert? Who lets the internet vote on anything anymore? Have we learned nothing from Stephen Colbert?

]]> By: bradmofo http://boingboing.net/2010/07/05/4chan-prank-means-ju.html#comment-826719 bradmofo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-826719 Ah, quality BBC coverage as usual. My favourite headline from this week was Lady Gaga being the first person to hit some ridiculous number of Facebook fans. Hard-hitting stuff. Ah, quality BBC coverage as usual. My favourite headline from this week was Lady Gaga being the first person to hit some ridiculous number of Facebook fans. Hard-hitting stuff.

]]> By: spejic http://boingboing.net/2010/07/05/4chan-prank-means-ju.html#comment-826727 spejic Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-826727 So the internet has given us Bieber and the internet has given us 4chan and the internet has given us the war between them. What The Frak. I am so going to buy a Prince CD from a real record store tomorrow. It's clear he's onto something. So the internet has given us Bieber and the internet has given us 4chan and the internet has given us the war between them. What The Frak.

I am so going to buy a Prince CD from a real record store tomorrow. It’s clear he’s onto something.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/05/4chan-prank-means-ju.html#comment-826734 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-826734 If Bieber conquers North Korea by some near non-existent miracle, we'll know who to blame. If Bieber conquers North Korea by some near non-existent miracle, we’ll know who to blame.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/05/4chan-prank-means-ju.html#comment-827759 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-827759 Silly BoingBoing. Didn't you realise that it was a fan site not an official site that ran this vote? This entire debacle is nothing more than free advertising for the afore mentioned 'celebraty' There's already several more of these sites setup for different famous wastes of space. Silly BoingBoing.

Didn’t you realise that it was a fan site not an official site that ran this vote?

This entire debacle is nothing more than free advertising for the afore mentioned ‘celebraty’

There’s already several more of these sites setup for different famous wastes of space.

]]> By: netsharc http://boingboing.net/2010/07/05/4chan-prank-means-ju.html#comment-826736 netsharc Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-826736 Misleading headline ... no it doesn't mean the blowhard has to tour the country, unfortunately. They will probably just say... "surely the votes for NK were a joke". Oh, will that offend the Dear Leader? Do they care if they offend the Dear Leader? I wish they'd excluded assholic regimes, in which case Israel doesn't have a right to be there either. Yay, what's the Godwin equivalent of bringing Israel v. Palestina into a discussion? Because I think I just won it! Misleading headline … no it doesn’t mean the blowhard has to tour the country, unfortunately. They will probably just say… “surely the votes for NK were a joke”. Oh, will that offend the Dear Leader? Do they care if they offend the Dear Leader?

I wish they’d excluded assholic regimes, in which case Israel doesn’t have a right to be there either. Yay, what’s the Godwin equivalent of bringing Israel v. Palestina into a discussion? Because I think I just won it!

]]> By: Moriarty http://boingboing.net/2010/07/05/4chan-prank-means-ju.html#comment-826747 Moriarty Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-826747 Such a law would probably be redundant, as conversations involving Israel are inevitably Godwinned anyway. Such a law would probably be redundant, as conversations involving Israel are inevitably Godwinned anyway.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/05/4chan-prank-means-ju.html#comment-830081 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-830081 One hell of a BIG favour!!!! One hell of a BIG favour!!!!

]]> By: airshowfan http://boingboing.net/2010/07/05/4chan-prank-means-ju.html#comment-827011 airshowfan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-827011 In all seriousness: Who IS this Justin Bieber that I keep hearing about? Have I now become Old, since I must occasionally consult Wikipedia or KnowYourMeme to understand what them kids these days are talking about? (I'm 28). Also: This reminds me of that story that Clay Shirky likes, about how to get Web 2.0 wrong: People magazine once asked its readers to vote on the web for People.com’s Most Beautiful Person of the year, and this included a write-in option. A campaign led by a Howard Stern fan encouraged people to write in Hank The Angry Drunken Dwarf, and he won with something like 10x more votes than the runner-up (who was also a write-in). In all seriousness: Who IS this Justin Bieber that I keep hearing about? Have I now become Old, since I must occasionally consult Wikipedia or KnowYourMeme to understand what them kids these days are talking about? (I’m 28).

Also:

This reminds me of that story that Clay Shirky likes, about how to get Web 2.0 wrong: People magazine once asked its readers to vote on the web for People.com’s Most Beautiful Person of the year, and this included a write-in option. A campaign led by a Howard Stern fan encouraged people to write in Hank The Angry Drunken Dwarf, and he won with something like 10x more votes than the runner-up (who was also a write-in).

]]> By: BadIdeaSociety http://boingboing.net/2010/07/05/4chan-prank-means-ju.html#comment-826759 BadIdeaSociety Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-826759 It would have been more amusing if they had coordinated the votes to send Justin Bieber to Palestine. You'd end up sending Bieber to a dangerous place and break the heart of the number 2 country's Beiber fans at the same time. It would have been more amusing if they had coordinated the votes to send Justin Bieber to Palestine. You’d end up sending Bieber to a dangerous place and break the heart of the number 2 country’s Beiber fans at the same time.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/05/4chan-prank-means-ju.html#comment-827272 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-827272 If Justin Bieber offer North Korea as a voting option, he must go to North Korea. is not 4chan fault that he must go there, is his fault for putting the option to be voted there. Why offer some countries as voting options if you don't plan to go there even if they win? If Justin Bieber offer North Korea as a voting option, he must go to North Korea.

is not 4chan fault that he must go there, is his fault for putting the option to be voted there.

Why offer some countries as voting options if you don’t plan to go there even if they win?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/05/4chan-prank-means-ju.html#comment-829835 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-829835 Fuck that, let him open with that, they'll swarm him and he will killed early on in the set.. We shouldn't allow him to be inflicted on anybody, not even the North Koreans.. Thats just cruel! Fuck that, let him open with that, they’ll swarm him and he will killed early on in the set.. We shouldn’t allow him to be inflicted on anybody, not even the North Koreans.. Thats just cruel!

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