Gotta Love those North Koreans...

Found this off the North Korean internet site...

Kimjongilia Estimated as King of Flowers

Pyongyang, February 2 (KCNA) -- Immortal Kimjongilia is now appreciated by people at home and abroad as a "flower of the sun revered by all people", "valuable flower representing the times", "the best flower in the world", "king of flowers", etc. This flower was awarded a special prize, gold medal, diploma and other top prizes at the 12th International Flower Show held in Czechoslovakia in May 1991, the Nordic Flower Show in Sweden in March 1995, the Jilin, China, Flower Exhibition in August 1997, the China 99 Kunming World Horticultural Expo in May 1999, the Begonia Show held in California of the United States in August 2004, etc. The facts go to clearly prove that Kimjongilia is the most beautiful flower in the world.
The flower received the top "Grand" prize and diploma at the China 99 Kunming World Horticultural Expo, the largest in the world, as it brought together 69 countries and 26 international bodies.
It also won the first prize ribbon at the Begonia Show in California where on display were flowers of various species belonging to the begonia family cultivated by at least 60 flower production units and organizations, horticulturists and flower lovers. Kimjongilia was formally registered as new variety No. 991 by the unanimous approval of the jury of the show.
Amid the growing of admiration for this flower, Kimjongilia greenhouses were opened in different countries including China, Japan and Madagascar and Kimjongilia associations and Kimjongilia lovers societies were formed one after another in Asian, Nordic and other regions.
Kimjongilia is now being rapidly propagated in at least 60 countries to be loved by hundreds of millions of people around the world.

http://www.kcna.co.jp/index-e.htm

The question pertinent to Hip Forums is: Are Begonias tokable?

 

it's a pretty flower, but i'm not really impressed. i'm a sunflower girl myself.

 

Yeah, I guess its a nice enough flower. Naturally it has to be red.
What attracted my attention to the story was the over the top adoration of Kim Jong Il. Today's sitcoms don't write stuff funnier than some of the North Korean propoganda pieces I've seen.
In the middle of last winter, North Korea was pissed off, again, at the U.S. (they seem to be an easily pissoffable regime). They stated that even the piles of cow dung lying in the fields were steaming with disgust at the U.S. position.