# North Korean first lady in public for first time **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 25, 2012, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korean-first-lady-in-public-for-first-time/629341 "2012-07-25T15:39:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Indian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korean-first-lady-in-public-for-first-time/629341/1 "2012-07-25T15:39:28Z")
[Link.](http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/26/world/asia/north-korean-leader-marries-reports-say.html?_r=1&hp) _North Korea’s state-run news media announced on Wednesday that its young leader Kim Jong-un had married, and identified his wife as Ri Sol-ju._ ---
**Author:** ![Haunted\_Pasta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/94ad74/32.png) [@Haunted\_Pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Haunted_Pasta)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korean-first-lady-in-public-for-first-time/629341/2 "2012-07-25T17:48:26Z")
> [@](#): > > North Korean television showed him raising a thumb at a girl group singing the theme song of the iconic American movie “Rocky” during the concert that featured Mickey Mouse. I’m picturing a bunch of Korean girls all going “Du-dah-DAHHHHHHHHHH, du-dah-DAHHHHHHHHH…” The first lady’s kind of hot, and I don’t even have that Asian fetish thing going on. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korean-first-lady-in-public-for-first-time/629341/3 "2012-07-25T18:00:20Z")
Wonder if she’s already got a little Supreme Leader in the oven. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korean-first-lady-in-public-for-first-time/629341/4 "2012-07-25T18:06:01Z")
Won’t be long and she’ll be popping out some young 'uns. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korean-first-lady-in-public-for-first-time/629341/5 "2012-07-25T18:06:10Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Wonder if she’s already got a little Supreme Leader in the oven. “First Child”? “Beloved Heir”? “Super Funball Baby Leader Extraordinaire” You just know they’ll have some crazy nickname for that kid. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korean-first-lady-in-public-for-first-time/629341/6 "2012-07-25T18:29:40Z")
Considering that each generation’s leader appears less impressive than the last, I humbly suggest “Kim Jong-eh.” ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korean-first-lady-in-public-for-first-time/629341/7 "2012-07-25T18:45:16Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Won’t be long and she’ll be popping out some young 'uns. Nice. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korean-first-lady-in-public-for-first-time/629341/8 "2012-07-25T18:55:45Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Won’t be long and she’ll be popping out some young 'uns. If you read all the way to the bottom of the linked article, it’s thought they’ve been maried since 2009 and already have at least one child. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korean-first-lady-in-public-for-first-time/629341/9 "2012-07-25T20:26:40Z")
> [@](#): > > The North’s Central TV showed Mr. Kim attending a ceremony honoring the completion of an amusement park in the capital, Pyongyang, with the woman, and identified her as “Comrade Ri Sol-ju, wife of Marshal Kim Jong-un,” South Korean officials said. North Korea has an amusement park? ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korean-first-lady-in-public-for-first-time/629341/10 "2012-07-25T21:06:53Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > North Korea has an amusement park? They needed a place for their Great North Korean Scream Machine. I predict short lines. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korean-first-lady-in-public-for-first-time/629341/11 "2012-07-25T21:08:41Z")
Actually it is close to the Bark Soup concession stand, right across from the Deep-Fried Dirt place. So they will get a lot of traffic. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korean-first-lady-in-public-for-first-time/629341/12 "2012-07-25T21:17:40Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Won’t be long and she’ll be popping out some young 'uns. I just wanted to point out that I don’t think this is getting the credit it deserves. Well done sir!! ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korean-first-lady-in-public-for-first-time/629341/13 "2012-07-25T21:54:14Z")
Kim Jong-un: So, i was thinking and these last few years we have been dating… Ri Sol-ju: Umm, we’ve only gone out once. Kim Jong-un: LIKE I SAID, these last few years we have been dating have been awesome and I have decided to do you the honor of making you my wife. Ri Sol-ju: But… Kim Jong-un: Just hold that thought… (whispers in guards ear, guard pulls out gun) …but what, dear? Ri Sol-ju: But, I am too honored to be your wife to say anything else. Kim Jong-un: Yes dear, I love you too! ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korean-first-lady-in-public-for-first-time/629341/14 "2012-07-25T22:17:25Z")
> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > Kim Jong-un: So, i was thinking and these last few years we have been dating… > Ri Sol-ju: Umm, we’ve only gone out once. > Kim Jong-un: LIKE I SAID, these last few years we have been dating have been awesome and I have decided to do you the honor of making you my wife. > Ri Sol-ju: But… > Kim Jong-un: Just hold that thought… > (whispers in guards ear, guard pulls out gun) > …but what, dear? > Ri Sol-ju: But, I am too honored to be your wife to say anything else. > Kim Jong-un: Yes dear, I love you too! Or maybe he recited to her that beloved North Korean short story “The Leader, or the Tiger?” ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korean-first-lady-in-public-for-first-time/629341/15 "2012-07-25T22:52:01Z")
Her name is Sojo? Dafuck? ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korean-first-lady-in-public-for-first-time/629341/16 "2012-07-25T22:53:06Z")
I imagine the wedding looked pretty much exactly like [this one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lPN77LN-l8) - complete with the costumes and celebratory laser salute. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korean-first-lady-in-public-for-first-time/629341/17 "2012-07-25T23:08:23Z")
> [@Astroboy14](#): > > Her name is Sojo? > > Dafuck? No, she’s Sister Sol-ju. Get it right! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korean-first-lady-in-public-for-first-time/629341/18 "2012-07-26T00:46:01Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > North Korea has an amusement park? I imagine it’s run by [these guys](http://www.angryflower.com/letsta.gif). ---
**Author:** ![Tamex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Tamex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamex)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korean-first-lady-in-public-for-first-time/629341/19 "2012-07-26T02:30:32Z")
Wait a minute, what happened to the [Excellent Horse-like Lady](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5tkXgw2OMY)? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korean-first-lady-in-public-for-first-time/629341/20 "2012-07-26T02:35:06Z")
Op, you are [two weeks late with a thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=658104) about Kim’s main squeeze, and a couple of hour late in the marriage posting (see the bottom of my thread). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korean-first-lady-in-public-for-first-time/629341.md?page=2)