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Tango01 | 30 Oct 2015 9:27 p.m. PST |
…Today's MI6 (Because He Lacks Feelings) "Britain's Secret Intelligent Service, the spy agency better known as MI6, has launched its latest recruitment campaign looking for people with "emotional intelligence" just as the new James Bond film, Spectre, is released. But it turns out its most famous son wouldn't make the cut. A MI6 source tells Buzzfeed: "They want people with a real passion for human interaction, understanding others, and dealing with the sometimes complex nature of human relationships." Loners like Bond would "probably not be successful in joining SIS, if he were to apply." British agents have always insisted that the world of 007 is pure fantasy. Anna, an MI6 agent, told the BBC: "If James Bond actually worked in MI6 today, he'd spend a large amount of time behind a desk doing paperwork and making sure everything was properly cleared and authorized."…"
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Bashytubits | 30 Oct 2015 10:29 p.m. PST |
Insofar as "feeling" goes, Barry Manilow could help. link Or full blown sappiness for maximum impact link |
Rabbit 3 | 31 Oct 2015 2:59 a.m. PST |
Well they are not exactly going to admit that the employ sanctioned hit men within the orginisation, either in Fleming`s time or now. (that`s what the `00` designation is supposed to signify.) It`s in the interest of any security service to portray themselves as harmless pen pushers rather than a serious threat after all! |
Tango01 | 31 Oct 2015 10:51 a.m. PST |
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Navy Fower Wun Seven | 31 Oct 2015 3:07 p.m. PST |
Just like any other arm of service that's Whitehall based, the most effective and ruthless officers are assigned to the main threat – dealing with Her Majesty's Treasury…. |
Mako11 | 31 Oct 2015 4:58 p.m. PST |
Perhaps, Rabbit, but I suspect the warm, and fuzzy requirement may be somewhat realistic in today's environment, when it really doesn't need to be for certain classes of jobs. |
Supercilius Maximus | 01 Nov 2015 1:59 p.m. PST |
@ Navy, Best spy quote I ever heard…… Back in the early 90s, a British businessman called Roger Cooper was arrested in Tehran and imprisoned for "spying" (at the time it looked distinctly like a "tit for tat" thing). He was released and returned to the UK via Brize Norton. After his 'plane touched down, he was surrounded by reporters who asked the inevitable "How does it feel, Brian?" questions, including one about the condition of Iranian jails. Cooper gave the offending journo a look of utter contempt and said: "When one has attended a minor English public school, and served for several years in HM Armed Forces, a Third World prison holds remarkably few surprises." |
Pyrate Captain | 10 Dec 2017 11:55 a.m. PST |
It appears SIS has only viewed the movies. I can't think of a single Fleming book that doesn't pair Bond up with an ally. Felix Leiter Strangways Head of Station "Alpahabet" The list is only limited by the number of novels. Of course, the thought of SIS operating PC is probably another deception. |
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