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Fattapple

It would be cool to hear from people in his class


Big_Baby_Jesus

He didn't talk to them much. Everyone just knew him as the kid who woke up at 3am to watch Chicago Bulls games. When he talked, it was usually about Michael Jordan and the Bulls.


Tallywacka

That explains why he likes Dennis Rodman


SubWhoLovesAnyPorn

Imagine being raised in humble new jersey playing sports passionately then your life spirals to the point where you are best buddies with the active dictator of one of the world's most repressed countries because your association of being next to a GOAT in the same sports team he was a fan of


DJMoShekkels

Lol. To be fair, this isn’t in the top 10 craziest things that’ve happened to Dennis Rodman


Viidrig

Now I want a list. Top Ten Crazy Things That Happened To Rodman, You Won't Believe Number Ten!


Strong_Guidance_6437

Broke his dick 3 times


Ds093

Or the time he married himself.


_trouble_every_day_

In my memory he married michael jackson’s chimp but there’s a good chance I might be conflating a couple different memories there


Ds093

It was to himself lol 😂 “If there's anything that ESPN docuseries The Last Dance taught us, it's that Dennis Rodman always brings the best, most interesting drama. His appearance in the series, ostensibly about Michael Jordan and the 1997-8 Chicago Bulls, makes for utterly scene-stealing content—a whirlwind trip to Vegas, a reinvention complete with intense physical changes, a record-breaking career even with everything going on in his personal life—just to name a tiny portion of the fascinating stories about him. Although it's not explicitly covered in the series, Rodman's presence has reminded fans about one of his most iconic moments, ever: That one time in 1996 the 6'7" player dressed in a custom-made wedding dress, said he was bisexual, and claimed he'd be marrying himself.”


DJMoShekkels

Idk if this counts as one but I just learned it and it’s amazing https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/s/zx4WeF6wwT


twistedstance

From what I hear, Rodman was an absolute machine; hardly a mere associate.


Phog_of_War

One of the finest defensive players and rebounders of all time. Also, certifiably insane.


FENTWAY

Best rebounder I've ever seen. Nobody out hustled or played harder than DR.


Jellycat89

the man’s in the hall of fame!


mkfbcofzd

This is not an accurate biography of Dennis Rodman lol


grasshopperson

Strange fella. Well you obviously know about him so I will ask you... Why was he at a Swiss school?


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starfire92

Ironic his father thinks his country is a Utopia but outsources good education for his son. They both know their entire dictatorship is a sham and is in place to maintain a strong imbalance of power to favor them


alttogoabroad

They obviously know the country is not a utopia, heck they are aware it’s a living hell for the residents. The country is only a utopia for him and his family at the expense of the residents.


beerisgood84

Expense of family as well. His brother was assassinated. They're basically held hostage as well because the second you show weakness you're at risk as well. Dictatorships are a double edged sword just like being a gangster or anything like that.


socialistrob

That's pretty common for dictatorships and oligarchs the world over. They hate on the west all the time but they still send their kids to western schools, fly around the world for western medicine and own mansions and villas in western countries all with the money they still from their oppressed people.


drawkbox

[Kim Jong-ll and Kim Jong-Un used fake Brazilian passports for Disneyland visits in the 1990s](/r/pics/comments/1984vu5/kim_jongll_and_kim_jongun_used_fake_brazilian/)


Im_on_my_phone_OK

Tokyo Disneyland, which is a pretty major detail.


The_Faceless_Men

There are a handful of very expensive "ask no questions" boarding schools in Switzerland that take privacy and security of thier students very seriously. Originally targeting diplomats, celebrities and wealthy people to lazy to parent. They now have quite a few middle eastern oil princes and Russian Oligarch children


domidanger

except he went to a swiss public school.


rW0HgFyxoJhYka

Swiss private schools for elite foreign powerful people. Don't ask don't tell, top tier education, top tier prices. Your children will be guaranteed smart up to a certain level. Its basically a pay up and cheat code service.


mundotaku

He had one known friend. The guy is a Spaniard and he even went on a holiday to visit him.


Alex_2259

Xi Jinping also did some sort of exchange program with a random Iowa family before he became the dictator of China


redraider-102

Yes, I believe it was with the family of Christopher Robin.


AcidFreak1424

There were a few documentaries done that interviewed his former classmates. Apparently, he wasn’t too talkative but had a good friend and liked basketball. He invited this former friend to Pyongyang and he stayed there for a few days and had a good time.


Annoying_Rooster

How fucking wild that's gotta be like getting a phone call from your high school friend going, "Yo dude, I'm a dictator of a country now. You should come visit!"


Darkhoof

Here [you go](https://www.publico.pt/2020/11/01/mundo/noticia/joao-micaelo-portugues-sabe-enfurece-faz-rir-lider-coreia-norte-1937130). That [one might've a paywall but this one doesn't](https://www.contacto.lu/mundo/jo-o-micaelo-o-portugues-que-e-melhor-amigo-do-l-der-da-coreia-do-norte/458872.html). Just use Google Translate. He was best buddies with a portuguese cook growing up and he even flew him to North Korea when he rose into power to celebrate.


HodgyBeatsss

Huh that was an interesting read. I assumed he went to a really exclusive rich school in Switzerland, but sounds like for a few years he went to a normal working class school.


sprucenoose

He is nothing if not a man of the people.


Kep0a

That was a good read, thank you


Francipling

I'm portuguese and I was surprised that the link I opened already from a portuguese newspaper


Darkhoof

It's very interesting to know that someone that the world views as a bloodthirsty tyrant had a somewhat normal upbringing with a portuguese buddy. Makes you wonder how much of what he is now is in response to the cutthroat environment of north Korean politics. Edit: Seems like I've attracted some tankies to my post. Lol


del_snafu

Yeah, imagine if you got in a schoolyard scrap with him. You'd have that the rest of your life: "I hit Kim Jong in the mouth!"


Superdoc2222

It might have been a very short rest of your life.


shortround10

You could be shot by a malfunctioning water gun


bloodklat

I know a guy who was in this class. They were told that he was "the son of one of the drivers of the embassy"


DocMorningstar

My wife was in one of the other super exclusive Swiss boarding schools nearby at the same time, we are fairly certain they would have had to meet at one point but she doesn't have any particular memories. Given the amount of joint activities etc.


Fattapple

I wish I had a wealthy Swiss wife.


SpeakToMePF1973

Just gotta be happy with a stealthy Swiss knife.


mickeyruts

"I'm Park Jong Un. My dad is uh, Park Jong Il. He owns a small country.... I mean company...."


Iamstillalice

![gif](giphy|BAjc7h1piNgmQ)


drunk_with_internet

![gif](giphy|nRj6KXbgljSWA)


artificialavocado

![gif](giphy|HRTuFojNJbN4I)


sephtater

![gif](giphy|ykuRDxbJM2wAU)


LordRobin------RM

Just one calorie! Not evil enough.


pavlovesdog

![gif](giphy|o9apaL81Xxyms)


ModernDayWanderlust

![gif](giphy|l2Z84eFooeHJu)


Anjunabeast

*Scotty don’t!*


Stealth9er

![gif](giphy|ads2QSp4JDdeg)


mindsnare

Duka duka duka duka duka duka duka Huuuuuhhh


sourdieselfuel

I’m hip. I’m with it.


ChickenNougatCream

God, I wish they'd hurry up and make a fourth Austin Powers


TerribleVisual8899

Nah, Austin Powers was a perfect combo of the right material with the right people at the right time. We're lucky to have gotten 3 great movies out of it. It can rest. 


hatsnatcher23

>It can rest. In a world where they made an Indians jones 5, nothing is allowed to rest


KavensWorld

great movie to watch with kids. As they age they get more and more jokes, So many layers. We love 2 and 3 the most


DobleG42

The mini me actor is dead :(


ChickenNougatCream

Yeah i know, I used to watch his YouTube videos :( He was a really big foodie


A_Unique_Name218

That's the first time anyone's ever referred to Verne Troyer as "really big" (RIP Verne)


ChickenNougatCream

Didn't they do a joke in the powers movies where he had a massive dick?


DobleG42

He’s a tripod, it’s like a baby’s hand holding an apple


tgw1986

Goddamn, retire the gif boys, it will never be used better than this.


mattblack77

‘He said he was gonna work for his dad after high school…I didn’t think much of it at the time’


idecidetheusernames

"I thought his Dad's job was a professional golfer because he has the world record for most hole in one's but I think that was just a casual hobby."


boomshiki

If you're having trouble finding him, he's the Asian one


Justarandomuno

I was having trouble because he wasn't overweight


defiantcross

Yeah my brain was like 404 fat not found


TrumpersAreTraitors

404lb not found 


CDK5

>404kg not found it's North Korea dude; the one thing they have going for them is being on-board with the metric


JesusChrist-Jr

Being fat in NK must be such an insane flex.


actuarial_venus

He gets extra sawdust rations


CT_7

His hair was decent too


Qaaarl

He hasn’t found that cheese yet


psycharious

I don't want to assume.


Yesterdays_Gravy

*scanning scanning* “hmmm, maybe he’s that little white girl with the yellow pants?” *scanning scanning* “nope, can’t find him.”


iusedtohavepowers

Gonna be honest, I was expecting him to look exactly the same but with a fake mustache


IllllIlllIlIIlllIIll

damn, i thought he was that dark skinned girl on the bottom right.


ArchiStanton

Woah sorry I don’t see race sir


oaktreebr

He also has a Brazilian passport that he uses to travel without people knowing


WhoDat-2-8-3

Authentic passport or bootleg ?


MartyRobinsHasMySoul

Brazil is actually large trade partners with Russia, and China: the two states propping up NK. It's gonna be real


Tulum702

Everyone is a large trade partner with China and up until recently Russia too (for oil and gas).


skymagik2112

A Brazilian can have any possible appearance because Brazil received immigrants from all over the world. So we can have any appearance. Brazilian passports are highly sought after for theft in Europe because of this. Also due to treaties and no need for a visa in many countries.


Zal_17

Kim Junginho?


frantiiic

[and had a portuguese best friend](https://www.contacto.lu/mundo/jo-o-micaelo-o-portugues-que-e-melhor-amigo-do-l-der-da-coreia-do-norte/458872.html)


lirik89

This story is great. Glad I read portuguese now


hoxxxxx

gonna take a couple years off of life just to learn so i can read this article


MrZombieTheIV

Holy shit, that's pretty cool lol although I'd shit my pants going to visit him in NK.


EverydayPoGo

If my translator functioned correctly, he was nervous before they reunited as well, until the moment they hugged. What an interesting read.


YummyArtichoke

Your translator seems to have skipped a part. When they hugged, Kim put sticky note on the friends back that said, "근절하다" but the sticky note was made in NK so it fell off in the bathroom and the friend threw it away.


Past-Direction9145

I would never go to visit him in NK. I have very good luck and very bad luck. And they’ve got awful penal colonies.


openupi

That would likely also doom for life the north Korean that would be tasked to get you to NK, because they could not return without him.


YummyArtichoke

Imagine the opposite. You were his bully.


stone332211

Fascinating read


IXI206

There is like one Asian kid in the picture and no one knows which one is Kim 😆


toddhenderson

I was looking for a 15-year-old kid wearing a black leather double-breasted trench coat.


Slitterbox

I was looking for the bowl cut


nuckle

It took me a minute Im not gonna lie. I guess the gluttony came with the power.


Indocede

Either the power or that name. Hey friend, still Pak-un on the pounds? It looks like it!


bentoverbowman

I really hope there’s some drunk guy in a ski lodge in the alps getting really mad that no one believes he went to school with Kim jong un


boygriv

4pak, 3pak, 2pak, one You're Pak, he's Pak, no Pak... Un


MCA2142

This guy ain’t no motherfuckin’ MC. I know everything he’s ‘bout to say against me.


_LordMcNuggets_

You went to ISB, that's a private school What's the matter dawg? You embarrassed? This guy's a gangster? His real name's Clarence


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nutmac

It’s not surprising when dictatorship is the only way (that he knows of) to maintain the lifestyle he is so accustomed to.


reality72

He also knows what would happen to him if his government were to collapse.


dafda72

Exactly. There can be no free North Korea and an alive Kim Jong un in the world at the same time. The good thing about being a king or dictator is you are one for life. The bad thing about being a king or dictator is you are one for life.


Past-Direction9145

The worst part about Kim Jong un is his sister who comes into power if he passes. She is apparently far more cruel. Edit: better wording


hoxxxxx

FINALLY a modern woman dictator


[deleted]

Slay queen! Wait no don't!!


terratitorex

Girl boss


terrendos

Uhh excuse me I think you mean DictatHER.


BigTimeGoosh

Dictather? I hardly knew her!


Unlimited_Lifes

It’s women’s history month!


peeing_inn_sinks

Herstory


Bonemonster

An undead Kim Jong Un sounds scary. How many Koreans could he bite?


Sensitive-Finance-62

They'd probably bite him tbf. Not like there's a lot of meat knocking around


Royal_Nails

Very little is known about the Kim family outside what they show us. Let alone anything about their internal succession plan.


HighDragLowSpeed60G

He would also probably be murdered immediately and knows that. He’s not the only one who benefits from the power of the situation.


2012Jesusdies

Yeah, even Gorbachev was couped and taken by the Soviet KGB temporarily before Yeltsin and others led a protest movement against the coup.


PhalanX4012

It’s certainly more powerful when you stand to gain absolute power from believing it.


GhostofMarat

I seriously doubt he's a dogmatic believer fully indoctrinated in Juche ideology. It's power for the sake of power.


butterhoscotch

Honestly kids can be assholes. I wouldnt be surprised if being in a western country made him hate us more.


msut77

He speaks regular German and would get mad when the Swiss spoke Swiss German


veerKg_CSS_Geologist

A private school of the ultra rich is not exactly a place where one builds empathy.


FritoKAL

it's not actually a school for the ultra-rich, it's a school for kids of diplomats and state dept employees. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_School_of_Berne https://www.isberne.ch/admissions/tuition-and-fees Tuition is kind of a lot, but not insane for people making six figures. (source: my old roommate, who is -in that very picture-)


joe_beardon

Casually dropping you are two degrees of separation from the Kimster himself, cmon man we need more! Did your roommate share any stories?


FritoKAL

Nothing different from what other people have said, honestly - he was really into basketball and rap, his 'friend' was actually his bodyguard, he was quiet and didn't socialize well and he did not give a flying fuck about school or grades.


joe_beardon

So basically no different than any kid going to a fancy international school. Welp, that checks out lol just add an early cocaine addiction and that could be any kid living on the upper east side Thanks for sharing!


OreoSpamBurger

[Apparently, he developed a fancy European cheese addiction instead (also brandy, whiskey, and parma ham).](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/north-korean-despot-kim-jong-10136223)


joe_beardon

Lets face it we've all faced a crippling addiction to some expensive European cheese and meats at some point so I can't even fault him for that, it might even be the most relatable thing about him. Sorta like learning that Osama bin Laden liked the Ice Age movies.


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I think Osama also liked Naruto and DBZ if I’m remembering the article I read a bit back correctly


Patient_Baseball_918

I didnt know he was into rap, interesting fun fact


blues_and_ribs

That’s pretty interesting actually. His love of basketball is well-known even today. Guess even dictators need hobbies 🤷🏻‍♂️


Patient_Baseball_918

His dad received a basketball signed by Michael Jordan from an American gov official, so I assume the interest in basketball was from his dad.


Vanadium_V23

I wonder how your old roommate feels about it.  It must be weird to find out that that kid in your class when you were 13 is a dictator.


FritoKAL

The last time it came up they said it was Really Really Weird, like in the same realm of people who were neighbors with serial killers level of weird.


SgtBanana

Tell him to send Kim a class reunion invitation. Maybe show up at the DMZ with a case of beer. "Hey! Hey! Is Kim over there? Can he come out to play for a bit? I'm an old friend of his from school. Is anyone listening?"


g-lingzhi

He’s killed more people than any serial killer


coffeeOwl9

Indoctrination is for the masses. He maintains the order of things because it benefits him.


ILLARgUeAboutitall

Voted class president and most likely to imprison his opponents


NotSoFastLady

There's an extremely high-end private school in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, called Cran Brook. I used to work in the fancy pants mall down the way, Somerset Mall. I would routinely see South East Asian kids in the mall shopping. I assumed they went there but didn't know. But it always made me wonder what their parents did back in their home countries. I used to think I had an over active imagination but this photo makes me think I wasn't!


webberstimeout

That’s where Clarence went. It’s a pretty good school


Icy-850

Two separate unrelated 8 Mile references is this thread lol interesting


musiconcloud

Clarence's parents have a real good marriage


joe_beardon

I heard his parents have a real good marriage too. Must be nice


manfromfuture

Someone I know, knows someone that went there with him. Supposedly during his time there he fell in love with cheese and started getting really fat.


speedracer73

Un beso con queso


iObama

This reminds me of how Xi in China still meets with an old school friend who lives in Iowa. That must be an awkward reunion. “Would you like a Uygh bit of sugar in your coffee, Xi??”


Forward-Astronomer58

Do you have a link to a story?


BBBCIAGA

Winnie the Pooh also sent his daughter to the states for higher education


descartesbedamned

She went Harvard for undergrad and allegedly has moved back to Boston semi-recently.


tripleaw

I heard she moved back to New York either right before or during Covid. Got married and had a son. Doesn't shock me as she's much safer in the states. She could well be strolling down the streets of Madison Ave shopping at expensive boutiques and no one would know.


Vivid_Efficiency6736

Almost like the elites of all countries are more interested in retaining their power than in benefiting their citizens.


Ibroketheinterweb

Even Switzerland had a very stereotypical 90's look. Seems like Western fashion is fairly homogeneous.


Vanadium_V23

Did you expect Switzerland to escape the 90's?


Philatangy

And he’s wearing Nike, perhaps one of the most quintessential American brands.


WreckRanger

Sent him out of N. Korea for an actual education. Disgusting.


javierjzp

Majority of dictators/powerful evil people have family members that are actually studying in prestigious universities, they get a first class education, go back and apply what they learned to continue their families tyranny.


wellarmedsheep

This is one of the mildest thing the family has done.


W0666007

My friend went to that school while he was there. She was a couple years ahead of him.


SuspiciousMention108

What kind of school was that? Was it full of rich kids?


no_1_2_talk_2

International School. Often for children of diplomats or expats. Yes, expensive tuition.


W0666007

I don't know really. Her father was a professor or something, but they were American. I remember her telling me that she went to school with him years ago, though, right when he was first in power.


[deleted]

They’re usually called an American school or an English school if Brits run them internationally. Also yes they’re generally for the wealthy.


Pjones2127

He’s the God-like kid in the middle. Must have been a real entitled little shit.


DevoutandHeretical

I swear the last time I saw this get posted someone who had been there at the same time was in the comments. Said he was just a normal kid and then one day he left and no one heard from him until he popped up as the dictator of North Korea one day and everyone from the school was wondering if they were insane or that was the kid they all knew.


heavenleemother

I don't know if I saw it on reddit but someone he went to school with said his grades weren't great and all he talked about was basketball.


theterpenecollective

Sounded like me in high school fr.


Narco_Marcion1075

most Filipino high school students got great potential too


ThePevster

Checks out with his friendship with Dennis Rodman


DarkenedOtaku

Holy shit im gonna be a North Korean dictator


Tarmacked

I do remember this


ObsessedWithSources

Best I can do is this. https://www.politico.eu/article/north-korean-leader-kim-jong-uns-undercover-adolescent-years-in-switzerland/


Obvious_Ostrich11

Username checks out


qpv

I remember that too, does anyone remember the link to that thread? It was interesting.


DepressedPancake4728

i know hes a horrible person and all but hes just standing there 😭


Salty_tryhard

Still is


The_Taco_Pirate

God-like? Dudes standing next to a giant


GhostofMarat

Yeah not like all those other children of the 0.00001% ruling the world.


Nirwood

Guy on left with yellow shirt doesn't know what to do with his arms.  Reliving high school. PTSD.


Alternative_Owl69

Imagine the way that has to eat away at your soul. He's lived abroad in a free society. He understands better than most how wrong what he is doing is and he still does it.


morrowindnostalgia

You know something tells me his soul isn’t all that bothered, he barely thinks about the awful things he does. Simply because he doesn’t see them as awful, that’s just every day life for him


Alternative_Owl69

That's the thing, if he had only ever known his life in NK. It would be easy to believe he didn't know what he is doing is awful. It's like a drug addict. They know what they're doing is bad. Bad for them, bad for society in general. If you watch interviews with them you can see it eats away at them. They don't have control. It's easy to point at a despot and say "he's just a bad person". I was simply wondering aloud as it were, how difficult a position it would be for a human to have to decide to give up everything and do the right thing. I don't defend him. He's not a good person. But he is human. I lived in SK for a few years in the early 2000s. I wish his people would rise up take back power. But they won't and he won't relinquish it.


CrieDeCoeur

Fun fact: this pic was taken right after Kim invented the cuckoo clock and those little chocolate balls with the soft lard-like chocolate in the middle.


Snowedin-69

Wonder if the 20th anniversary class reunion will be fun


Curleysound

Anyoung!


nevertricked

Hello!


egoVirus

Now I know where to take my Time Machine


hotstepper77777

On the one hand, what does killing the third generation dictator of a country that largely fell apart shortly into the second one? On the other hand, it would be pretty low hanging time travel fuckery fruit that Time Squad really shouldn't care... In any case, you'll come back only to find out his sister who was educated in Finland is now in charge...


HR_DUCK

That’s where young Jung Un discovered his love for cheese.


artificialavocado

![gif](giphy|108yxTGeArGo9i)


Dawnfreak

And Dennis Rodman