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Let's talk about spies. You know - proper spies with invisible ink and dead letter boxes, not the boring real-life bureaucratic nonsense.
As a kid I loved spies and had a big bumper book of spies. In it were such gems as lemon juice invisible ink, how to check for tails, and glasses that allow you to see the enemy approaching from behind. All serious spies had walkie-talkies, with no squelch control and an annoying loud static hiss between transmission.
A good tactic for spotting tails was the old pretend to tie your shoelaces whilst looking behind you. Another one was to go up an escalator then down the other side and see who was following you. A simple substitution cipher would bamboozle all but the most determined of enemies. It goes without saying that you never left the house without your cap-gun.
Lets hear it for spies, and all your childhood spy adventures!
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Yes, it was all an exciting wheeze.
Untill it turned out the family at the lodge were actually a cell, and my snooping led to the painful deaths of several of my young chums, my sister, mother and grandfather.
Then they pulled the diplomatic immunity card and flew straight back to Moscow without censure, leaving my 8 year old self a wreck desperately clinging to tattered 'Famous Five' paperbacks, not quite understanding, even though I knew the truth and that my childhood was over.
Thankyou for bringing it back up.
Untill it turned out the family at the lodge were actually a cell, and my snooping led to the painful deaths of several of my young chums, my sister, mother and grandfather.
Then they pulled the diplomatic immunity card and flew straight back to Moscow without censure, leaving my 8 year old self a wreck desperately clinging to tattered 'Famous Five' paperbacks, not quite understanding, even though I knew the truth and that my childhood was over.
Thankyou for bringing it back up.
Justayellowbadge said:
Yes, it was all an exciting wheeze.
Untill it turned out the family at the lodge were actually a cell, and my snooping led to the painful deaths of several of my young chums, my sister, mother and grandfather.
Then they pulled the diplomatic immunity card and flew straight back to Moscow without censure, leaving my 8 year old self a wreck desperately clinging to tattered 'Famous Five' paperbacks, not quite understanding, even though I knew the truth and that my childhood was over.
Thankyou for bringing it back up.
lol, genius Untill it turned out the family at the lodge were actually a cell, and my snooping led to the painful deaths of several of my young chums, my sister, mother and grandfather.
Then they pulled the diplomatic immunity card and flew straight back to Moscow without censure, leaving my 8 year old self a wreck desperately clinging to tattered 'Famous Five' paperbacks, not quite understanding, even though I knew the truth and that my childhood was over.
Thankyou for bringing it back up.
Simpo Two said:
snowy slopes said:
Well, i could tell you all about it, but as none of you have signed the OSA, then i cant!
I did in 1982. My job was counting strawberries and measuring trees for MAFF. ''Simpo 002: Licensed to Fruit'
Highly amusing, but just a 002??? Sorry, but i still cant tell you, as your clearance level isnt high enough!Edited by snowy slopes on Tuesday 28th April 19:35
So it turns out that back in the 70's when I thought everyone sitting in a car was a spy, I was right. Our quiet little road was being watched by the KGB. Chap up the road was involved with the Russian Dissidents (Andrei Sakharov etc). When the Iron curtain came down, it turned out he was being watched! Ha, and my parents thought I was imagining it.
Craig@CMR said:
snowy slopes said:
Have had a word with a couple of my associates about this thread, and they are taking a keen interest, so you lot are in deep trouble!!!
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