Korean Word of the Month

Haejok - Pirate.

You may have heard one of my ship's crews foiled a pirate attack off the coast of Somalia. What match is a gang of skinny black thugs against the wiry sons of the Fatherland with revolutionary fervor burning in their hearts? Of course, a contributing factor is that, weary of Lloyd's of London's ghastly premiums, I took out my own insurance policy. I call it Songnim Labor Camp Productivity Center. Yes, the crew's loved ones are overjoyed and proud of their sons' bravery.

I think I shall have them fed this week.

The Americans are lucky that we withheld our righteous fury when they just happened to appear at the end. We could have taken them also, but had a valuable shipment of rock candy to safeguard.