# Kim Jong Un is Ill

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 21, 2020, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-jong-un-is-ill/852247 "2020-04-21T03:25:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-jong-un-is-ill/852247/1 "2020-04-21T03:25:18Z")

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Well, he has been out of the public eye for more than a week. He missed two important ceremonial events. Now CNN says he is having a difficult recovery after some sort of surgery.  
It might be true I suppose. He may be as fit as the butcher’s dog, he may be on death’s door. Time will tell.  
His death without an obvious heir could be very awkward for the dynasty. His sister might be up to it, as a regent until … something, something, something.

I do not think Jong-Un really thinks it is his life’s mission to unify the nation. If he did feel that he was running out of time, he might take some sort of action.

Anyway, just speculation at this point. “Mundane and pointless” at the moment. Still, it bears watching.

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**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-jong-un-is-ill/852247/2 "2020-04-21T03:36:29Z")

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Mods, please close this thread. Sorry.

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-jong-un-is-ill/852247/3 "2020-04-21T03:38:51Z")

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Shouldn’t the title been Kim Jong Il is Un?

(I’ll let myself out.)

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**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-jong-un-is-ill/852247/4 "2020-04-21T03:42:06Z")

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> [@Northern\_Piper](#):
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> Shouldn’t the title been Kim Jong Il is Un?

That would’ve been the headline when his dad died.

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-jong-un-is-ill/852247/5 "2020-04-21T03:59:04Z")

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> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#):
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> Mods, please close this thread. Sorry.

Done (duplicate)