It was clear even before he showed up that state supreme court candidate Eddie Yoon's appearance before the Stranger Election Control Board was going to be memorable.

"Give me a good reason as to why I should go and interview," he wrote when we requested an hour of his time. He then, in the same e-mail, suggested he would indeed appear, typing: "I am better looking and much more interesting than [the] other guy which isn't saying much."

Yoon said he wanted to "talk about how to live with cancer and how to fight it," that he was "interested in 'healthy living,'" and that we might get some "good free advice." We were game.

The "other guy" Yoon referred to is Washington State Supreme Court Justice Charles Johnson, currently running for his fifth term. He showed up, too, and he said some things, but he didn't come close to Yoon in terms of advice for healthy living. For example, the SECB was told by Yoon to smell our urine carefully and watch for it becoming too yellow. (If that happens, the SECB is to drink more water!)

As we were absorbing this, Yoon explained why he's running.

"Being a judge is a very easy job, let’s face it," Yoon told us. “That’s why I’m running, because it’s a nice gig.”

Yoon on gay marriage: "If they want to marry, go ahead, that’s my constitution."

Yoon on his long odds of success: "Charlie has proven that anyone could be elected.”

Yoon his real target: "I’m running against the whole Supreme Court of Washington State.”

Why?

"Do you really need nine cold cucumbers?" Yoon replied.

If the SECB heard correctly amid the laughter, Yoon then promised that if elected, he would “put a fire on their balls.”

It was the most intriguing campaign promise we've heard all year. Meanwhile, throughout much of meeting, Justice Johnson was like this:

And Mr. Yoon, when Justice Johnson was speaking, was like this:

At the end of it all, Yoon told the SECB he'd rather lose. That way, rather than hanging out in dreary Olympia with a bunch of cold cucumbers, he could go back to sunny and vibrant South Korea (where he said he teaches law). We think that's a real possibility!