Great story Stag.
My thoughts on any kidnapping situation, is to pee and Poo myself
as much as possible, ( they wouldn't want me messing up their car)
and strong use of the words
" Do what you want to the girl, just don't hurt me !" )
Nothing as dramatic as some of the posters here I'm sorry to say.
I've played poker for 42 years and a couple of years ago I hit my first ever Royal Flush - I know Bond only had a straight flush in CR but I felt like Bond as I showed my hand to applauds from the other players
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
Nothing as dramatic as some of the posters here I'm sorry to say.
I've played poker for 42 years and a couple of years ago I hit my first ever Royal Flush - I know Bond only had a straight flush in CR but I felt like Bond as I showed my hand to applauds from the other players
I made a royal flush a few weeks ago online. However, due to the exitement no doubt, I had my worst missclick ever and folded it on the river to an all-in bet 8-) There is some good karma due coming.
Like @Stag and maybe others I spent 4 years of my misspent youth as a peace officer.
Of course in the wide open rural spaces of east Texas car chases are common, and I had my fair share of them. At 22 they were "exciting". At 62 they were "what the hell were ya thinking??" Hindsight is 20/20.
I worked Sundays 3p-11p alone. I was checking overhead doors one dark evening and I found a bay door open. I radioed by discovery and asked for a backup. The Sheriff's office offered an officer 20 minutes away but en route. I got my shotgun from the car and carefully lifted the door sufficient to enter the building. In the back the lights went dark. I jacked a round under the hammer and took a step forward. From the back I heard a similar sound of a racked shotgun. I identified myself and the garage owner identified himself. Funny now. Tense then.
What I love about this thread sums up why we love Bond so much.
Three have been stories involving food and drink, terrorists and cars, London UK and travel abroad.
It is the sheer diversity of the Bond world that makes it what it is.
On my honeymoon, on a cruise ship, in my nicest suit, I ordered a vodka martini, shaken, not stirred.
I tasted it, then left it on an empty table and got a Pepsi and some peanuts instead.
That's brilliant. I've never actually ordered a vodka martini, just because I feel like I'd like an moron trying so obviously to be like James Bond. I know I was just sound so stupid ordering it, so I've never actually done it. I follow Roger Moore's drinking in LALD and get a Bourbon and water neat (which Moore would also order in The Saint when visiting America). One time when out at a jazz club, my friend went against my wishes and ordered two Sazeracs for us. He had never even seen LALD! It made me feel more like James Bond, though I treated my Sazerac the same as you treated your vodka martini.
I've never actually ordered a vodka martini, just because I feel like I'd like an moron trying so obviously to be like James Bond.
I think you're fine if you leave out the "shaken, not stirred". The bigger problem (at least here in Europe) seems to be that no one even knows what a Martini is. They always think you want only the Vermouth (by the brand Martini). And if you have to explain your drink to a waiter / bartender, then you look like a real snob -{
"I'm afraid I'm a complicated woman. "
"- That is something to be afraid of."
I've never actually ordered a vodka martini, just because I feel like I'd like an moron trying so obviously to be like James Bond.
I think you're fine if you leave out the "shaken, not stirred". The bigger problem (at least here in Europe) seems to be that no one even knows what a Martini is. They always think you want only the Vermouth (by the brand Martini). And if you have to explain your drink to a waiter / bartender, then you look like a real snob -{
I just think I'd look silly to the people I'm with who know I'm a big Bond fan. If I leave out "shaken, not stirred", someone would wryly say that to me.
I was in Cape verde last week on holiday ,and sitting up at the pool bar drinking a scotch and soda (well I was reading Thunderball whilst away) ,this bloke looked over to me and asked me the time ( I had my 42mm PO on ) to wich I replied ,3_05 , .He then replied ,nice watch is it a Rolex ? came the reply OMEGA ,
I remember a Bond moment, but it wasn't cool, but rather embarrassing. Totally forgot about this until now. It was in 2006 just after Casino Royale came out. I was at work standing in a room by myself and I dropped my cell phone. It was a flip phone, so on the ground it flipped open and sort of resembled a gun. So just for fun, I bent down to pick it up, then grabbed the phone as if it were a gun and quickly whirled around to strike a "Casino Royale" gun barrel pose..... right as a coworker walked into the room. It was a little awkward.
Not really a Bond like moment, but made me smile. I was nearby the showcase Aston Martin showroom in the West end soon after the launch of the Vanquish. I had been staying at the Dorchester and was properly 'suited and booted' and doing my best to look like a very gone to seed James Bond.I went in to have a look and was invited to get in to explore (I had only intended to have a look and leave) I was delighted when it became clear that I was too tall for it! So the fact that I could not afford it was not the reason for not going further with the 'purchase' I left expressing my disappointment.
Of that of which we cannot speak we must pass over in silence- Ludwig Wittgenstein.
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My thoughts on any kidnapping situation, is to pee and Poo myself
as much as possible, ( they wouldn't want me messing up their car)
and strong use of the words
" Do what you want to the girl, just don't hurt me !"
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I0mknY1l2AU
I've played poker for 42 years and a couple of years ago I hit my first ever Royal Flush - I know Bond only had a straight flush in CR but I felt like Bond as I showed my hand to applauds from the other players
I made a royal flush a few weeks ago online. However, due to the exitement no doubt, I had my worst missclick ever and folded it on the river to an all-in bet 8-) There is some good karma due coming.
Of course in the wide open rural spaces of east Texas car chases are common, and I had my fair share of them. At 22 they were "exciting". At 62 they were "what the hell were ya thinking??" Hindsight is 20/20.
I worked Sundays 3p-11p alone. I was checking overhead doors one dark evening and I found a bay door open. I radioed by discovery and asked for a backup. The Sheriff's office offered an officer 20 minutes away but en route. I got my shotgun from the car and carefully lifted the door sufficient to enter the building. In the back the lights went dark. I jacked a round under the hammer and took a step forward. From the back I heard a similar sound of a racked shotgun. I identified myself and the garage owner identified himself. Funny now. Tense then.
Three have been stories involving food and drink, terrorists and cars, London UK and travel abroad.
It is the sheer diversity of the Bond world that makes it what it is.
I tasted it, then left it on an empty table and got a Pepsi and some peanuts instead.
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That's brilliant. I've never actually ordered a vodka martini, just because I feel like I'd like an moron trying so obviously to be like James Bond. I know I was just sound so stupid ordering it, so I've never actually done it. I follow Roger Moore's drinking in LALD and get a Bourbon and water neat (which Moore would also order in The Saint when visiting America). One time when out at a jazz club, my friend went against my wishes and ordered two Sazeracs for us. He had never even seen LALD! It made me feel more like James Bond, though I treated my Sazerac the same as you treated your vodka martini.
I think you're fine if you leave out the "shaken, not stirred". The bigger problem (at least here in Europe) seems to be that no one even knows what a Martini is. They always think you want only the Vermouth (by the brand Martini). And if you have to explain your drink to a waiter / bartender, then you look like a real snob
"- That is something to be afraid of."
( Just like John Steed !)
I just think I'd look silly to the people I'm with who know I'm a big Bond fan. If I leave out "shaken, not stirred", someone would wryly say that to me.
"- That is something to be afraid of."
-Casino Royale, Ian Fleming