Now that everybody's watched every single James Bond movie, it's time to get together and disagree about them. Here we go!
1. The Living Daylights
2. Goldfinger
3. Tomorrow Never Dies
4. Never Say Never Again
5. The Spy Who Loved Me
6. Goldeneye
7. Dr. No
8. You Only Live Twice
9. For Your Eyes Only
10. Moonraker
11. From Russia With Love
12. The Man with the Golden Gun
13. The World Is Not Enough
14. Licence to Kill
15. Casino Royale (1954)
16. Diamonds Are Forever
17. Thunderball
18. A View to a Kill
19. Die Another Day
20. Casino Royale (2006)
21. Octopussy
22. Live and Let Die
23. No Time to Die
24. Quantum of Solace
25. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
26. Casino Royale (1967)
27. Spectre
So what can we learn from this exercise? Nothing. No two people have the same list anyway. Or if they do, one was sent to replace the other as part of some plot. So that's the one thing to take away. Invite your friends to make their lists, and if any is the same, well, most likely you're a deep-cover agent brainwashed to forget that till the trigger phrase is said.
Showing posts with label espionage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label espionage. Show all posts
Friday, October 14, 2022
Sunday, July 3, 2022
The Projceleb List
Alfred Bristow walked into the airlock, or rather the lobby. Department C had attempted for the entirety of his tenure there, and surely before that, to persuade employees not to call it the airlock. One hoped its other projects saw greater success, as indeed they did when Bristow was in charge of them.
"The Unassuming Gentleman is inside," the secretary directed. Bristow nodded, walked into the office, and took a seat. There was indeed an unassuming gentleman inside. Bristow had of course learned the man's name long before, but feigned ignorance on that point. No need to make things awkward, he reasoned. For himself. Besides the man, there was unassuming furniture and objets d'art, the exact amount a comfortable man in a comfortable position would have. A difficult calculation given the ready availability of every possible item in every possible material.
"Modern industry is wonderful, wouldn't you say, sir?"
"What in the world are you talking about, Bristow?" His superior turned around and harrumphed. "We need you to focus on this one. It just came down from Department S. They're hopping mad over there. It seems their database of newborns projected to become famous has been stolen."
"What's the motive?"
"We're operating under the presumption the thieves intend to take pictures of the babies to sell in thirty, forty years." "Well, that's hardly a crime, is it?"
The unassuming gentleman tapped the papers on his desk. "What's important is that said database is absolutely vital for the Department S eugenics program. It simply cannot be replaced."
Alfred Bristow leaned back. "Eugenics program, sir? I never knew they had one of those."
"Yes, well, they like to keep inputs and outputs separate. Get on it, would you?"
"Yes, sir." Bristow rose and left.
Finis
"The Unassuming Gentleman is inside," the secretary directed. Bristow nodded, walked into the office, and took a seat. There was indeed an unassuming gentleman inside. Bristow had of course learned the man's name long before, but feigned ignorance on that point. No need to make things awkward, he reasoned. For himself. Besides the man, there was unassuming furniture and objets d'art, the exact amount a comfortable man in a comfortable position would have. A difficult calculation given the ready availability of every possible item in every possible material.
"Modern industry is wonderful, wouldn't you say, sir?"
"What in the world are you talking about, Bristow?" His superior turned around and harrumphed. "We need you to focus on this one. It just came down from Department S. They're hopping mad over there. It seems their database of newborns projected to become famous has been stolen."
"What's the motive?"
"We're operating under the presumption the thieves intend to take pictures of the babies to sell in thirty, forty years." "Well, that's hardly a crime, is it?"
The unassuming gentleman tapped the papers on his desk. "What's important is that said database is absolutely vital for the Department S eugenics program. It simply cannot be replaced."
Alfred Bristow leaned back. "Eugenics program, sir? I never knew they had one of those."
"Yes, well, they like to keep inputs and outputs separate. Get on it, would you?"
"Yes, sir." Bristow rose and left.
Finis
Friday, May 27, 2022
The New Star Wars Series
It's about an Imperial admiral who analyzes the strategic approaches of his enemies by listening to them type. How does he get typing samples? A thrilling espionage story begins!
Sunday, May 1, 2022
Ultimate Bond Pitch
To meet the latest threat, James Bond, the world's greatest superagent, must team up with . . . himself? This fall, prepare, for action, suspense, and thrills like you've never seen them before. James Bond. Jimmy Bond. Together for the first time. In The Valiant Die Once.
Saturday, May 29, 2021
Differences in Mediums
There's no need to hide book titles though, since everyone just reads the first and last pages anyway. What are the rest even for? Encoded messages for selling industrial secrets, of course.
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