Freed Journalist Laura Ling an Apparent Hoagie-Lover
Freed journalists Laura Ling, with hoagie, and Euna Lee.
When CNN.com first published the news that journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee were freed from North Korea yesterday, these were the photos they used. At some point, the website cropped out the hoagie from Ling's photo—but not before sharp-eyed Philadelphia Citypaper blogger Drew Lazor noticed it and screen-capped it, saying:
...why did CNN decide to zoom in/crop the image after its initial posting? Is it inappropriate to show a former detainee brandishing a sandwich like a motherfucking microphone? We certainly don’t think so. On the contrary—nothing, in our opinion at least, screams democracy quite like this. Fuck you, Kim Jong-il, you evil commie bastard! This shit has THREE KINDS OF HAM ON IT!
We're glad the women are back, but now we want to know what's in that sandwich and where she got it from.
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10 Comments:
This is hilarious. And so true. You rule, Drew Lazor.
Ed Levine at 8:15AM on 08/05/09
People in Asian jails get fed stuff like boiled fish heads. Hell, after being imprisoned for that long, I'd dive head first into a vat of tomato sauce. More power to her - I hope she had a good burp after eating.
therealchiffonade at 9:02AM on 08/05/09
the was my first long, hard laugh of the day-so glad you featured this!
i don't know who drew lazor is, but he is hysterical.
gastronomeg at 9:03AM on 08/05/09
Few summers ago the first thing I ate after a hurricane passed through was two foot long meatball subs, one right after the other, hadn't had anything hot to eat in quite a while, those subs were the best things I have ever eaten.
redfish at 9:15AM on 08/05/09
"People in Asian jails get fed stuff like boiled fish heads."
If they are lucky. Especially if in N. Korea, where pretty much the entire population that is not conscripted in the army or part of the upper echelons of the party are starving to death.
simon at 9:17AM on 08/05/09
I really appreciate the use of the word "hoagie."
@gastronomeg, i totally agree on the laughter. It brightened my morning, before I had to go wake up my 9 campers.
Lizy Yagoda at 9:41AM on 08/05/09
We'd call it a PoBoy around here. Regardless, that was freaking FUNNY.
syd888 at 9:46AM on 08/05/09
What a way to start the day.... Now I want a hoagie!
mcanna at 11:14AM on 08/05/09
I want to know what kind of soup Laura's mom was making for 2 days!
bionicgrrrl at 11:26AM on 08/05/09
I think that there's kosher bologna on it!
Stushi at 3:55PM on 08/05/09