6 Brutal Leaders And Their Ridiculous Secret Hobbies

Biggins · 13-09-2010 1:04pm #1

In the weird and the wonderful, here's some unusual stuff to share at the next booze-up.

6 Brutal Leaders And Their Ridiculous Secret Hobbies

1. Al Capone Wrote Sappy Love Songs - seriously!

His one documented song (though it's said he wrote many more) was titled "Madonna Mia," and it was essentially a heart-wrenching ode to his beloved wife.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACr_xVfIp2I

2. Joseph Stalin Drew Naked Men.

When he wasn't busy sending people to the Gulag, Joseph Stalin relaxed by settling himself in with a cool drink and a roaring fire... to draw himself some good old fashioned pornography. And if that isn't odd enough, he'd also write scathing remarks about people underneath the pictures, just because he thought it was funny.

3. Kim Jong Il and Basketball.
He just loves it!

He's such a fan of Jordan's, in fact, that he owns a VHS recording of every single game he played with the Bulls. He's even invited Michael to North Korea for a meeting and a friendly game or two but. Perhaps not approving of North Korea's controversial "Kidnap Everybody Kim Jong Il Thinks is Amusing" policy, Jordan declined. When Secretary of State Madeleine Albright visited North Korea in 2000, she gave him a basketball signed by Mr. Jordan. A nice gesture, to be sure. For anybody else, that gets put right on the mantle. For Kim Jong Il, that ball gets displayed in the Museum of International Understanding, which he built.

Kim is so obsessed with basketball that he wants to turn North Korea into a national basketball powerhouse, and is constantly bringing in coaches to give seminars on the fundamentals of basketball, and he's had regulation basketball courts built at every one of his palace.

Also see: 6 Reasons why North Korea is Funniest Evil Dictatorship

4. Hitler Loved Disney and Sketched Characters. He drew them a lot apparently.

Hitler wasn't just a casual fan either. He not only owned a copy of Snow White, he thought it was one of the greatest movies ever created. His love for all things Disney was so well known that Joseph Goebbels, history's second greatest monster, gave Hitler Mickey Mouse paraphernalia. Goebbels later wrote in his diary that Hitler was "very pleased."

5. Osama Bin Laden Ruled the Volleyball Court

Osama Bin Laden hates America. He hates everything about it... He just hates America so fcuking much, he loathes every fiber of its black, accursed soul... well, except for volleyball. That ****'s awesome. Stories of Bin Laden's volleyball prowess come from insiders like his former bodyguard, Nasser al-Bahri.
...Throw in the fact that Mohammed Atef, the former chief of Al-Qaeda, also used to be a star volleyball player...

6 Saddam Hussein Wrote Sappy Romance Novels.

In late 2001, CIA officials found a novel at an Arabic book store in London titled Zabibah and the King. Penned under the clever pseudonym "S. Hussein,"
Zabibah and the King is an allegorical novel based on the history of Iraq... in the same way that Transformers is an allegorical TV show about the industrial revolution. Liberties are taken, is what we're saying here. The book is set in ancient Iraq, where the fair and just King (Saddam) falls in love with the beautiful and innocent Zabibah (Iraq). After several long, thinly veiled discussions on God, love, poetry, matted back hair and dank spider-holes, the King and Zabibah eventually fall deep in love.

But on a walk from the King's Palace to her home, Zabibah is attacked and raped by her cruel husband. Here's a line from the actual passage:
"Rape is the most serious of crimes, whether it is a man raping a woman or invading armies raping the homeland or the usurpation of rights."
Yes, the girl is Iraq, the fair-haired (?) King is Saddam himself, and the cruel husband is the United States of America.

All taken from here: http://www.cracked.com/article_18748_6-brutal-leaders-their-ridiculous-secret-hobbies.html

AckwelFoley · 13-09-2010 1:08pm

..in before bertie cowen rabble bollocks

Pacing Mule · 13-09-2010 1:09pm

/squeezes in with snyper

Rabble Rabble · 13-09-2010 1:11pm

snyper wrote: »

..in before bertie cowen rabble bollocks

That's mean.

BigBenRoeth · 13-09-2010 1:18pm

Isn't Kim Jong Il mad for American Movies too?

ejmaztec · 13-09-2010 1:19pm

snyper wrote: »

..in before bertie cowen rabble bollocks

In his spare time he dabbles in politics. I haven't a clue what he does for a living though.

:P

AckwelFoley · 13-09-2010 1:21pm

ejmaztec wrote: »

In his spare time he dabbles in politics. I haven't a clue what he does for a living though.

:P

Produce tester for Dominos

Biggins · 13-09-2010 1:21pm

BigBenRoeth wrote: »

Isn't Kim Jong Il mad for American Movies too?

Yes, He's even set up his own film business.
He reportedly had a film star kidnapped once to get them to play a role in one of his films.

Some ingrained details here: http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Korea/IF15Dg02.html

starbelgrade · 13-09-2010 1:25pm

7. Joseph Stalin Mad for the Wii Fit

8. Francisco Franco Loved a good danger ****

9. Ivan the Terrible Had a penchant for baking

10. Romanescu Liked teabagging

BigBenRoeth · 13-09-2010 1:27pm

Biggins wrote: »

Yes, He's even set up his own film business.
He reportedly had a film star kidnapped once to get them to play a role in one of his films.

Some ingrained details here: http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Korea/IF15Dg02.html

Ha,Gotta love 'ole Kim.

Cookie_Monster · 13-09-2010 1:32pm

Since when has Capone been a brutal leader rather than just a mobster?

Biggins · 13-09-2010 1:36pm

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

Since when has Capone been a brutal leader rather than just a mobster?

Since he was the leader of a branch of the Mafia with many working under his orders. Doh!

Rabble Rabble · 13-09-2010 2:27pm

Yeah Capone was a leeder alright, I alwos told him if he went straight he cudda written one of dem management buks.

GLaDOS · 13-09-2010 2:28pm

Cracked is one of the best sites out there

not yet · 13-09-2010 2:35pm

Pageant Messiah wrote: »

/squeezes in with snyper

You may want to re-pharse that....sounds like DP to me

ejmaztec · 13-09-2010 2:37pm

Rabble Rabble wrote: »

Yeah Capone was a leeder alright, I alwos told him if he went straight he cudda written one of dem management buks.

You must be at least 90. Fair play to you though, you haven't lost many of your faculties.

jd007 · 13-09-2010 2:39pm

snyper wrote: »

..in before bertie cowen rabble bollocks

Pageant Messiah wrote: »

/squeezes in with snyper

Room for one more?

orourkeda · 13-09-2010 2:41pm

I'm disappointed that none of them are into a spot of squirt porn

Brendog · 13-09-2010 2:41pm

Biggins wrote: »

2. Joseph Stalin Drew Naked Men.
Quote:
When he wasn't busy sending people to the Gulag, Joseph Stalin relaxed by settling himself in with a cool drink and a roaring fire... to draw himself some good old fashioned pornography. And if that isn't odd enough, he'd also write scathing remarks about people underneath the pictures, just because he thought it was funny.

Did he draw a picture of himself in the nip walking his dog?

tommyboy2222 · 13-09-2010 2:46pm

Kim jong-il is also the worlds greatest golfer as well.

Kim shoots a 38 under par, complete with 11 holes-in-one, his first time golfing. You may not know this, but, according to the state-run North Korean media, Kim Jong-Il is the best golfer in history.

Back in 1994, North Korea's first golf course was opened in Pyongyang, and Kim decided to play it. He'd never golfed before, but wow, was he a natural.

In his first-ever round of golf, he shot a world-record 38 under par... including another world record 11 holes-in-one! And even though all 17 of his bodyguards were eyewitnesses and swear they saw that go down, for some reason, the round-eye devils at "Guinness" fail to recognize either record.

After that round, the media tells us, Kim decided to retire from golf forever, lest he ruin it for us mortals.

http://www.11points.com/News-Politics/11_Craziest_Kim_Jong-Il_Moments

Zebra3 · 13-09-2010 3:03pm

Winston Churchill and his hobby of hard drinking.

ejmaztec · 13-09-2010 3:05pm

tommyboy2222 wrote: »

Kim jong-il is also the worlds greatest golfer as well.

http://www.11points.com/News-Politics/11_Craziest_Kim_Jong-Il_Moments

I think that the secret of his success was down to the 10 metre diameter of the holes. After his magnificent score, the holes were filled in to make certain that no-one could beat his score.

ejmaztec · 13-09-2010 3:07pm

Zebra3 wrote: »

Winston Churchill and his hobby of hard drinking.

Followed by drunken brick-laying and reading.

mikemac · 13-09-2010 3:10pm

JFK

Serial adulterer, not something to be admired from a leader.

Clinton almost got impeached for lying over one incident yet JFK was blatantly carrying on with lots of others.

Different times I suppose.

Zebra3 · 13-09-2010 3:11pm

feelingstressed wrote: »

JFK

Serial adulterer, not something to be admired from a leader.

Is that not one of the perks of the job?

mikemac · 13-09-2010 3:15pm

Maybe

You wouldn't get away with it these days

IvyTheTerrible · 13-09-2010 3:19pm

feelingstressed wrote: »

JFK

Serial adulterer, not something to be admired from a leader.

Why not? What difference does it make to how well you lead? In fact, I would have thought a sexually satisfied leader would be a good thing...

mikemac · 13-09-2010 3:21pm

It does if you are going to preach family values

Or lie to your wife, but come on voters, trust me
Leaves you open to blackmail too

No, not something to be admired

Irish Guitarist · 13-09-2010 3:26pm

I'd have to agree with Hitler that Disney films are great. His moustache looked crap though and apparently he had terrible flatulence so he wouldn't have been much fun to sit beside.

IvyTheTerrible · 13-09-2010 3:27pm

feelingstressed wrote: »

It does if you are going to preach family values

Or lie to your wife, but come on voters, trust me
Leaves you open to blackmail too

No, not something to be admired

Sexlives are personal, they should have nothing to do with how we vote. I'd prefer Bill Clinton to George Bush any day as a politician.

Manic Moran · 13-09-2010 5:02pm

Biggins wrote: »

Loved Disney and Sketched Characters. He drew them a lot apparently.

That's OK. Donald Duck was a good Nazi party member.

http://asnailpace.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Donald_nazi.jpg

NTM

Zebra3 · 13-09-2010 8:03pm

Pol Pot and his hobby of killing people with glasses cos they were defo bourgeoisie intellects.

CrazyRabbit · 13-09-2010 9:43pm

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

Sexlives are personal, they should have nothing to do with how we vote. I'd prefer Bill Clinton to George Bush any day as a politician.

So do interns named Monica...apparently.

ascanbe · 13-09-2010 10:06pm

Bertie Ahern was a brutal leader; using 'brutal' in the Irish sense.
Apparently he was big into the horse-racing.

6 Brutal Leaders And Their Ridiculous Secret Hobbies

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