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Kim Jong-Un Requires All North Korean Men to Get His Signature Haircut (UPDATED)

Kim Jong-Un has required all North Korean men to get his signature haircut.

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Update: TheNew York Times reports that this story is probably not true at all.

BBC News reports that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un is now requiring all men to emulate his signature high-and-tight 'do. The edict is being rolled-out across North Korea and has already been introduced in Pyongyang. Apparently the logic here is that Jong-Un's bouffant will make his subjects appear to be taller, which makes about as much sense as anything else that happens in North Korea.

Regardless of the apparent benefits, however, there are still reservations among the people:

As embarrassing as wearing a "Chinese smuggler haircut" might be to North Koreans, what the Supreme Leader says, goes. Expect the "Jong-Un" to be all the rage in the Hermit Kingdom for some time to come.

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