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Disadvantages of a distinctive tie

Archivist

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The anonymous CIA analyst who led the effort to identify Bin Laden's location may have been outed due to his distinctive yellow tie.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...das-chief.html

Personally, I think it's irresponsible of Young to have released this information, and equally irresponsible for the press to be publishing it.
 

anginaprinzmetal

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one has to wonder what kind of moron publishes that information, might as well publish the guy's address, even if he had nothing to do with the whole thing, he is royally screwed
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and, for whatever is worth, that's some ugly tie..
 

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Originally Posted by anginaprinzmetal
one has to wonder what kind of moron publishes that information, might as well publish the guy's address, even if he had nothing to do with the whole thing, he is royally screwed
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and, for whatever is worth, that's some ugly tie..


+1

Modern day newspapers suck. Specially the British ones.


(Of course there're exceptions, even British ones)
 

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Every CIA analyst should receive a Vox sized tie collection.
 

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Originally Posted by HenryFlower
Every CIA analyst should receive a Vox sized tie collection.

or, to save taxpayer dollars, perhaps they all be issued multiple identical copies of a tie that is issued Company wide. It is blasphemy, I know, but it would definitely be easier for them to get dressed, and spies are not supposed to be easily recognizable anyway.
 

Harold falcon

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Originally Posted by lenahan
or, to save taxpayer dollars, perhaps they all be issued multiple identical copies of a tie that is issued Company wide. It is blasphemy, I know, but it would definitely be easier for them to get dressed, and spies are not supposed to be easily recognizable anyway.

But if every spy wore the same tie then everybody would know that person was a spy, yes?
 

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Originally Posted by harvey_birdman
But if every spy wore the same tie then everybody would know that person was a spy, yes?

I demand that my CIA agents all resemble Stan Smith from American Dad: blue suit and black tie. Generic office drones, ho!
 

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So anyone have a link to where I can get that tie? I want to dress up like John.
 

stinsonbass

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Originally Posted by Gibonius
I demand that my CIA agents all resemble Stan Smith from American Dad: blue suit and black tie. Generic office drones, ho!

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