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niyad

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2. Shaking my head. .even in the 40's, somebody in spook world should have

Reply to markie (Original post)

Wed May 14, 2025, 07:57 AM

May 2025

known better. Sighhhh. On the other hand, I am reminded of a British government official denying the necessity of intelligence operations, saying "gentlemen don't read each other's mail." Even in my teens, that blindered thinking made me laugh in frusttration.

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inspect every present carefully...... [View all] markie May 2025 OP

Didn't inspect it? 58Sunliner May 2025 #1

Shaking my head. .even in the 40's, somebody in spook world should have niyad May 2025 #2

Then there is the situation where you know a bug is there and you use it to harumph May 2025 #3

That one is always fun. Heck, I even used to do it when I worked in jobs niyad May 2025 #7

Remember the US embassy in Moscow debacle of the early 80's? SpankMe May 2025 #4

ALWAYS Look Gift Horses in the Mouth. MineralMan May 2025 #5

Not surprised at all. SheltieLover May 2025 #6