Cole has little but scorn for France's famed Bikini bathing suits. Explains he: French girls, have short legs. Swimsuits have to be hiked up at the sides to make their legs look longer.

By now South Koreans understand Pyongyang’s logic and know North Korea is highly unlikely to make good on its gothic threats.

Now everyone should be asleep—unless somebody was suited up. So far only instants have passed; he has another three minim before the situation of any captives would become lethal, if he has misduplicated those frequencies.

It was a glamorous but shallow lifestyle.