Shaking hands with the CIA...
Apr 28 2008 05:54
Not really sure where to create this so lets just say that its theory...
You are traveling across country for a big family Xmas this year and one of your cousins is recently engaged to a former CIA employee... supposedly a bit of an IT whiz but built like an Olympic heavy weight.... (aka he has everyone convinced he was some desk jockey but you have convinced yourself he was helping to butcher Latin American children in the 80s)
How does one act and behave, especially when they feel the CIA are one of the worlds leading terrorist organizations?
Apr 28 2008 08:41
#2
Quote:
...one of the worlds leading terrorist organizations?
Ask him for guns/funding/training. 
Apr 28 2008 09:15
#3
I say be a sarcastic jerk the entire night. Like when pouring him a glass of water, ask him if he's ever water boarded someone.
Apr 28 2008 10:02
#4
admin, wtf forum do you think you're on? temp banned
Apr 29 2008 02:28
#5
Ooh, I had a similar situation. Only it was at my sister's wedding, and he was her husband's uncle or what have you...wanted to throw my wine in his face or something but it was supposed to be the happiest day of my sister's life and all that bull and I had to behave myself.
Luckily the bastard tried to get into the pants of a lesbian cousin, so I was at least able to call him out once.
Apr 29 2008 05:41
#6
Just fucking ignore him. Jesus, would you honestly prefer a family of right on hippies?
Apr 29 2008 10:04
#7
I will pass the dutchie to the left hand side and take the family of hippies
Apr 29 2008 10:09
#8
redemma wrote:
Ooh, I had a similar situation. Only it was at my sister's wedding, and he was her husband's uncle or what have you...wanted to throw my wine in his face or something but it was supposed to be the happiest day of my sister's life and all that bull and I had to behave myself.Luckily the bastard tried to get into the pants of a lesbian cousin, so I was at least able to call him out once.
As well you should. Incest is no fun (unless she was hot).
Apr 29 2008 10:16
#9
juozokas wrote:
I will pass the dutchie to the left hand side and take the family of hippies
I have a friend who smokes weed with his right on hippy parents. Says it's his idea of hell and he actually quit weed for a bit cos of it.
Apr 29 2008 10:32
#10
Still_Reign_Supreme wrote:
Not really sure where to create this so lets just say that its theory...You are traveling across country for a big family Xmas this year and one of your cousins is recently engaged to a former CIA employee... supposedly a bit of an IT whiz but built like an Olympic heavy weight.... (aka he has everyone convinced he was some desk jockey but you have convinced yourself he was helping to butcher Latin American children in the 80s)
No offence like but i've got plenty of family in various wings of the armed forces, i don't plan on being a jerk to them at family engagements though, what would be the point?
Plus it hasn't got anything to do with any reasonable political views, i mean i assume you like the rest of us want a collective solution to capitalism not individualistic moralising no?
Apr 29 2008 10:53
#11
Surely you don't believe that universally. I mean if your sister married pinochet or putin or someone like that you wouldn't be very friendly with them.
Apr 29 2008 11:04
#12
Why don't you ask him why he isn't working there anymore, what he thought of working there, and then casually bring up a few of the issues you had and see what his response is. Be prepared to get a right-wing response and let it go, but you may be surprised.
Apr 29 2008 20:13
#13
OliverTwister wrote:
Surely you don't believe that universally. I mean if your sister married pinochet or putin or someone like that you wouldn't be very friendly with them.
Word. There's a world of difference between being in the armed forces and being CIA - although one of my best friends met an ex-Marine at a Fourth of July party one year who kept rambling on and on about how "if anyone tells you that they were the one who killed Salvador Allende...and they weren't me...they're lying..." and got indignant when it was suggested that he might be making up his story.
Oh, drunk people.
Apr 29 2008 21:06
#14
Ban alan plz
Apr 29 2008 21:53
#15
welcome back, gdid, whatever did you say?
Don't say it again, we don't want to scorch delicate eyeballs. but if you feel so inclined PM me, i'm curious!
Apr 30 2008 02:48
#16
redemma wrote:
OliverTwister wrote:
Surely you don't believe that universally. I mean if your sister married pinochet or putin or someone like that you wouldn't be very friendly with them.Word. There's a world of difference between being in the armed forces and being CIA - although one of my best friends met an ex-Marine at a Fourth of July party one year who kept rambling on and on about how "if anyone tells you that they were the one who killed Salvador Allende...and they weren't me...they're lying..." and got indignant when it was suggested that he might be making up his story.
Oh, drunk people.
Alcohol, eh? Almost as bad as meat. Do you come from a religious background? I have a theory about radical liberals...
And incidentally, drunkenly claiming at weddings in the Midwest to have killed Latin American populists in order to bait the pious and self-righteous sounds hilarious. Next time my Trot buddies invite me to a pissup I'm gonna claim to have been involved in the Chavez counter-coup. The best line I managed so far was telling all the little hippy Trot girls trying to make me do a twirl and throwing Metro tickets and peso coins at me that "you wouldn't like me, I'm an imperialist".
Apr 30 2008 09:12
#17
redemma wrote:
Ooh, I had a similar situation. Only it was at my sister's wedding, and he was her husband's uncle or what have you...wanted to throw my wine in his face or something but it was supposed to be the happiest day of my sister's life and all that bull and I had to behave myself.Luckily the bastard tried to get into the pants of a lesbian cousin, so I was at least able to call him out once.
Yeah I'm also meant to be on my best behaviour to avoid things like this happening...
"Please pass the dinner rolls"
"ADMIT YOU SET UP DEATH SQUADS IN EL SALVADOR! ADMIT YOU FUCKING MOTHER FUCKER!! ADMIT IT!!!"
*most awkward Xmas dinner table silence ever*
cantdocartwheels wrote:
Still_Reign_Supreme wrote:
Not really sure where to create this so lets just say that its theory...You are traveling across country for a big family Xmas this year and one of your cousins is recently engaged to a former CIA employee... supposedly a bit of an IT whiz but built like an Olympic heavy weight.... (aka he has everyone convinced he was some desk jockey but you have convinced yourself he was helping to butcher Latin American children in the 80s)
No offence like but i've got plenty of family in various wings of the armed forces, i don't plan on being a jerk to them at family engagements though, what would be the point?
Plus it hasn't got anything to do with any reasonable political views, i mean i assume you like the rest of us want a collective solution to capitalism not individualistic moralising no?
I assume
1. There is a MASSIVE difference between everyday military guy/girl and CIA agent.
and 2. If you were sharing an Xmas meal with Franco you would want to know
pghwob wrote:
Why don't you ask him why he isn't working there anymore, what he thought of working there, and then casually bring up a few of the issues you had and see what his response is. Be prepared to get a right-wing response and let it go, but you may be surprised.
Upon further real world talks my immediate family have banned me from bringing the topic up and your suggestion would result in me swinging at his head and probably ending up in a CIA sleeper hold
Apr 30 2008 13:47
#18
OliverTwister wrote:
Surely you don't believe that universally. I mean if your sister married pinochet or putin or someone like that you wouldn't be very friendly with them.
Apr 30 2008 15:59
#19
Alan wrote:
Alcohol, eh? Almost as bad as meat. Do you come from a religious background? I have a theory about radical liberals...
I do come from a religious (Anabaptist) background, but I'm not really sure where I said anything about alcohol other than "drunk people are hilarious."
Confrontational, backed with lots of information.