Is my father in law James Bond?
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Was listening to Steve Allen on LBC a few weeks ago. Interesting call from a chap who claimed the exact same thing.
The James Bond character was based on his grandfather who was friends with Ian Fleming.
It came about after he requested his grandfathers service information from the MOD but they refused to tell him anything as the information as to what he did during the war was still highly classified.
Also added that he grandfather looked remarkably like Daniel Craig in his younger years.
Could have been complete BS obviously.
The James Bond character was based on his grandfather who was friends with Ian Fleming.
It came about after he requested his grandfathers service information from the MOD but they refused to tell him anything as the information as to what he did during the war was still highly classified.
Also added that he grandfather looked remarkably like Daniel Craig in his younger years.
Could have been complete BS obviously.
red_slr said:
Does he often find himself in easily escapable situations.... oops sorry wrong spy..
He seems to avoid difficult situations with ease, and to the best of my knowledge he hasn't had to escape overly complex attempts upon his life, whilst his nemesis watches but ultimately himself ends up dead.
Cold said:
Sounds naughty.
- raises eyebrows multiple times*
t agent, he was made as soon as he arrived everywhere he went, and Fleming seemed mostly concerned with the size of the Bentley's exhaust. The OP's FiL sounds better.Cold said:
rxtx said:
There's a simple answer to this. Strap him to a table with a megawatt laser about to cut him in half, and see what happens.
Would you expect him to talk?https://xkcd.com/123/
Edited by Brother D on Monday 20th May 02:15
So said:
Oh and my wife has just told me that when she was growing up her dad was endlessly being pulled by security in airports around the world, when they were trying to go on holiday.
Firstly, I am not directly employed by the intelligence services, but I did get the same issue a while back due to my work at the time. Some countries are quicker than others to deal with as there is a sort of protocol to follow. Basically, I was not allowed to volunteer certain information, or answer certain common questions, but I could respond to questions truthfully or refuse to answer in a specific way any common questions that would probably lead to a raised eyebrow if I answered truthfully. A bit confusing but thankfully something that can be recognised in certain countries. However, I t takes a lot longer if the guy that is interviewing you is not aware of those things. On entry to the US (who are supposed to understand) once I got a pull at immigration for an unrelated issue (quite a few recent, repetitive work related passport stamps the US don’t typically like). The bloke was clueless. After an hour and a half of frustration on both sides (more on his as I was not really in a hurry), he went and got someone else as I had been asking him to do for a while. After 3 quick questions and 3 even quicker satisfactory answers I was on my way.
Oh, and I don’t have a chauffeur or access to an Aston either.
I'm slightly similar to you OP in that I've got an Uncle that I often wonder about. Every time I visit him he'll be sat behind his desk stroking his white cat with his prosthetic hand, fiddling with his eye patch with the other, his scary 'home help' hovering in the background; jeez, the guys 7ft tall if he's an inch.
SeeFive said:
Firstly, I am not directly employed by the intelligence services, but I did get the same issue a while back due to my work at the time. Some countries are quicker than others to deal with as there is a sort of protocol to follow. Basically, I was not allowed to volunteer certain information, or answer certain common questions, but I could respond to questions truthfully or refuse to answer in a specific way any common questions that would probably lead to a raised eyebrow if I answered truthfully. A bit confusing but thankfully something that can be recognised in certain countries.
However, I t takes a lot longer if the guy that is interviewing you is not aware of those things. On entry to the US (who are supposed to understand) once I got a pull at immigration for an unrelated issue (quite a few recent, repetitive work related passport stamps the US don’t typically like). The bloke was clueless. After an hour and a half of frustration on both sides (more on his as I was not really in a hurry), he went and got someone else as I had been asking him to do for a while. After 3 quick questions and 3 even quicker satisfactory answers I was on my way.
Oh, and I don’t have a chauffeur or access to an Aston either.
A friend had this or something similar, he designed certain missile guidance systems at the time.However, I t takes a lot longer if the guy that is interviewing you is not aware of those things. On entry to the US (who are supposed to understand) once I got a pull at immigration for an unrelated issue (quite a few recent, repetitive work related passport stamps the US don’t typically like). The bloke was clueless. After an hour and a half of frustration on both sides (more on his as I was not really in a hurry), he went and got someone else as I had been asking him to do for a while. After 3 quick questions and 3 even quicker satisfactory answers I was on my way.
Oh, and I don’t have a chauffeur or access to an Aston either.
Edited by Henners on Monday 20th May 08:09
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