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I recall reading about an incident where a journalist with access to North Korea was detained for a while over a phrase that said a guard "barked" orders, as th
by fennecfoxen 5y ago
I recall reading about an incident where a journalist with access to North Korea was detained for a while over a phrase that said a guard "barked" orders, as the locals deemed a comparison to a dog rather unflattering.
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-36200530 https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-36200530
- platz 5y agoMaybe the connotations that you are used to subconsciously ignoring are actually still there after all. btw, if I find a new species of donkey, I will name it after you.
- fennecfoxen 5y agoand in turn, if I find a new species of invisible pink unicorn, the honor shall be thine. that is to say, neither of us will do either of these things; what are you even talking about?
- AlexCoventry 5y agoYou are so generous. If I discover a pink unicorn, I'm totally naming it after myself.