By the way, my Facebook meme project, Kim Jong Un Affirms You, finally petered out this weekend as I ran out of ideas. It was fun while it lasted, and I got a lot of positive responses to it, so I'm happy. And to add to the fun, one person posted this "poem shared by a Facebook acquaintance," who apparently had missed my irony and satirical intent:
Doubting the trustworthinessBut then, maybe this poem was meant ironically too. Satire is always a tricky business, so I never expected that everyone would get the joke. An old friend of mine didn't think the memes were funny at all, but she has an admitted blind spot where satire is concerned. Another told me they reliably made her laugh aloud. Satire is as subjective as any other kind of entertainment, and it's actually meant to be ambiguous: Is he (or she) serious or not? But I must say I'm flattered by that poem. Should I submit it to Literally Unbelievable, I wonder?
Of Nth Korea's Kim Jung In
He claimed to be "affirming us"
Which is a form of mind control
And warlockery and has not been doing America and her allies any good
The outbreak of wars and pessimism and economic crisis at this time
May be caused by Americas
Adversaries
Be cautious of that man
And good luck to all of us!
God bless us all!
