Spy' is such a short ugly word. I prefer 'espionage.' Those extra three syllables really say something.

Howard Tayler

Mots clés humour vocabulary spy espionage



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So you're a fellow mercenary, then."

"Does this mean you'll afford me some professional courtesy?"

"Don't ask for that. All it means is that you might get to face the person who kills you. . . But only if it's convenient.

Howard Tayler

Mots clés humour violence mercenary convenience reality-television professional-courtesy



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Are you guys really arguing over where to eat dinner?"

"It's one of the more savage tools in the diplomatic arsenal.

Howard Tayler

Mots clés diplomacy dinner arguments location



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They're holding flushes of face cards, and I think we're the pot.

Howard Tayler

Mots clés metaphor poker tight-spot



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You know... confessing to avoid prosecution is a time-honored strategy.

I don't want to be honored with time. Honor me with "slap-on-the-wrist," or maybe even "scot free.

Howard Tayler

Mots clés confession jailtime prosecution time-honoured



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As long as we only have to lie to the enemy, it's honest enough for me.
-Captain Tagon

Howard Tayler

Mots clés honesty humour military enemy



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Captain, you have heard the charges. How do you plead? Before you answer, you should know that if you plead "guilty" you'll be immediately extradited and U.N.S. law will take over."

"Not guilty."

"Also, it's not very nice to lie in court."

"But it beats extradition.

Howard Tayler

Mots clés humour guilty court tight-spot extradition not-guilty



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Maxim 28:
If the price of collateral damage is high enough, you might be able to get paid for bringing ammunition home with you.

-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries

Howard Tayler

Mots clés strategy military rules-to-live-by collateral-damage



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Maxim 20:
If you’re not willing to shell your own position, you’re not willing to win.

-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries

Howard Tayler

Mots clés winning strategy military rules-to-live-by overkill



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Maxim 18:
If the officers are leading from in front, watch out for an attack from the rear.

-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries

Howard Tayler

Mots clés military suspicion unexpected rules-to-live-by attacks



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