— But not music trivia. Can’t match Walrus and Les at that. Wouldn’t try. Wouldn’t be prudent.

Besides, my records are all 78, and I think Frank prefers a 45.

Not gonna rock that boat. Wouldn’t be prudent.

Such demurrers, of course, could well turn out to be costly. You might say they would be very “dear Prudent”s indeed.

And now:

Young North Koreans Ordered To Stop Speaking, Dressing and Dancing Like South Koreans – Or Else
Sky News | 07/19/21 | Connor Sephton

Um, do they have interviewers and encouragers of this policy going door-to-door? Because we do.

(Full disclosure: one evening I was ordered to stop speaking, dressing and dancing like South Koreans – or else.)

Young North Koreans have been warned they must follow traditional lifestyles and adhere to the country’s dialect.

The secluded state’s official newspaper …

that newspaper should come out of hiding

… made the demand in a column as Pyongyang tries to eradicate cultural influences from South Korea.

Kim Jong Un’s regime is particularly focused on the speaking habits of millennials, with some mimicking their neighbours by referring to their husbands as “oppa” – a term that means “older brother”.

Ha! Let’s see if anyone can suss out the reason I liked this article so much!

The Rodong Sinmun newspaper said North Korea’s standard language is superior and young people must use it correctly — all while ensuring their clothes, hairstyle, music preferences and dancing styles are acceptable.

Brongyang: “You are all individuals!”

Crowd: “We Are All Individuals!”

Now, here’s where it gets eerily like looking into a mirror:

Those caught with media from South Korea can face up to 15 years in a prison camp — and punishments are also administered for using unregistered televisions, radios, computers and mobile phones from other countries.

And, spokeswoman Psaki added, that includes any “disinformation” posts thay may have made.