Having already curbed free speech, the government has now caught on to dissent in the form of sarcasm. In the latest round of cautionary meetings, it was made apparent that subtle digs at the regime are no longer permissible.

Officials pointed to the phrase “this is all America’s fault” as an example of sarcasm it doesn’t want uttered. It’s common for North Koreans to use the phrase ironically to criticize the country’s leadership. Another blacklisted phrase is “a fool who cannot see the outside world,” which government workers in the capital city Pyongyang had used to describe Kim Jong-un because he was absent at celebrations in Russia and China marking the end of World War II.

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un is warning citizens against using sarcasm — Quartz

Oh, my….