tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post7532157238695791647..comments2024-03-26T10:02:32.848-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Spy LogicRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-65590950211290581342013-11-20T22:14:28.550-05:002013-11-20T22:14:28.550-05:00Dave, "racism" depends on the setting. T...Dave, "racism" depends on the setting. The version of that story I've heard was of a Chicago Alderman, found shot twice in the back of the head. The coroner's verdict (presumably after learning of the Alderman's disagreement with the Mayor): "The worst case of suicide I've ever seen." Everyone involved was white. There might have been a time when such stories could be an aspersion on the Irish who once dominated politics in many big cities, but Mayor Daley's reputation as a gang-connected politician lasted long past the time when anyone cared about him being Irish.markmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-70189850524824374952013-11-17T17:44:13.418-05:002013-11-17T17:44:13.418-05:00I have seen more improbable exploits from MI-6 whi...I have seen more improbable exploits from MI-6 while watching James Bond, so I guess anything could happen. (tongue in cheek)craighttp://brokenpatriot.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-52413674404355223522013-11-16T19:40:57.723-05:002013-11-16T19:40:57.723-05:00Better a questionable suicide on the books than an...Better a questionable suicide on the books than an unsolved homicide. Looks better for CompStat.Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-3574440115837803882013-11-16T12:17:38.441-05:002013-11-16T12:17:38.441-05:00Most gym bags scale around 1700 to 2600 cubic inch...Most gym bags scale around 1700 to 2600 cubic inches, or 1 to 1.5 cubic feet. Enough space for a set of sweats, sneakers, skivvies and soap.<br /><br />I suppose a very large person could squeeze a very small person into a gym bag but closing it from the inside would be a neat trick. <br /><br />I cannot say whether it was homicide or homocide but there was certainly an external hand on the zipper pull. <br /><br />StrangerStrangerhttp://extranosalley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-48923277912204728342013-11-16T07:55:50.747-05:002013-11-16T07:55:50.747-05:00I saw this in the news and thought of the punchlin...I saw this in the news and thought of the punchline to a (very racist) joke from my childhood: "The Sheriff called it the worst case of suicide he'd ever seen."<br /><br />They could have at least planted a Harry Houdini biography at the scene.<br />Dave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04813274491601970838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-11050866636007429962013-11-16T02:22:28.316-05:002013-11-16T02:22:28.316-05:00I've been hearing about this all week. "...I've been hearing about this all week. "No other person involved."? I don't quite believe that one.Josephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-26620368754475758492013-11-16T00:39:03.013-05:002013-11-16T00:39:03.013-05:00What's the frequency, Kenneth? And the Enigma...What's the frequency, Kenneth? And the Enigma rotor settings?Borepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.com