Plot-holes

[BravoNine]

Amazing how no one recognizes him or knows him, unless he killed everyone who has seen him? But then again, wouldn't that show up in the papers or someone would have been suspicious?

Maybe they thought he had an evil twin!!?!?

I mean, the librarians at my high school thought I had a twin for 4 years simply because I go by my english name but on legal record it was my chinese name, so they got confused.

[binkie]

(28-01-2011 10:57 PM)BravoNine Wrote:  I mean, the librarians at my high school thought I had a twin for 4 years simply because I go by my english name but on legal record it was my chinese name, so they got confused.

I once did some research work, for which I received a substantial annual grant, at a major English university. My (real) name is relatively unusual, but the university had it recorded as something entirely different, with only some letters in common. Even though my university ID did not match the details the registry had on file for me, the cashiers' office gave me the money anyway. Perhaps the writers of season 9 had had similar experiences with assumed / presumed identities, and just wanted to make a point?!

[BravoNine]

(28-01-2011 11:15 PM)binkie Wrote:  

(28-01-2011 10:57 PM)BravoNine Wrote:  I mean, the librarians at my high school thought I had a twin for 4 years simply because I go by my english name but on legal record it was my chinese name, so they got confused.

I once did some research work, for which I received a substantial annual grant, at a major English university. My (real) name is relatively unusual, but the university had it recorded as something entirely different, with only some letters in common. Even though my university ID did not match the details the registry had on file for me, the cashiers' office gave me the money anyway. Perhaps the writers of season 9 had had similar experiences with assumed / presumed identities, and just wanted to make a point?!

Somehow I like to think that security services charged with protecting the country are more efficient than high school libraries and universities....

[binkie]

(28-01-2011 11:16 PM)BravoNine Wrote:  Somehow I like to think that security services charged with protecting the country are more efficient than high school libraries and universities....

Ha! We can only hope The university where I completed my professional degree sent me a letter, in yet another name, confirming my acceptance to a course to which I had not applied. When I 'phoned them to point out this massive data protection compromise, they just gave me the other person's address and asked me to forward the letter. I'm thinking of applying to MI5 under the name Kim Philby...

[BravoNine]

(28-01-2011 11:42 PM)binkie Wrote:  

(28-01-2011 11:16 PM)BravoNine Wrote:  Somehow I like to think that security services charged with protecting the country are more efficient than high school libraries and universities....

Ha! We can only hope The university where I completed my professional degree sent me a letter, in yet another name, confirming my acceptance to a course to which I had not applied. When I 'phoned them to point out this massive data protection compromise, they just gave me the other person's address and asked me to forward the letter. I'm thinking of applying to MI5 under the name Kim Philby...

I'm thinking I should apply to MI5 as an experiment to see just how horrible it's security is! I can pretend to be English!

Maybe I should use the name Lucia North?

[binkie]

(28-01-2011 11:43 PM)BravoNine Wrote:  I'm thinking I should apply to MI5 as an experiment to see just how horrible it's security is! I can pretend to be English!
Maybe I should use the name Lucia North?

This sounds like a plan! Maybe, once you have completed the application, you could take a quick trip to Tehran - see if anyone from the recruitment team thinks to mention it in correspondence with you

[BravoNine]

(29-01-2011 12:53 AM)binkie Wrote:  

(28-01-2011 11:43 PM)BravoNine Wrote:  I'm thinking I should apply to MI5 as an experiment to see just how horrible it's security is! I can pretend to be English!
Maybe I should use the name Lucia North?

This sounds like a plan! Maybe, once you have completed the application, you could take a quick trip to Tehran - see if anyone from the recruitment team thinks to mention it in correspondence with you

Oh and then find someone who looks similar to me, become her friend, bomb an embassy, and then kill the friend for her passport, and then come back to MI5 and be a spy! Sounds perfect!!

Or maybe I should try the row-boat technique where I row all the back to England?

[binkie]

(29-01-2011 01:02 AM)BravoNine Wrote:  

(29-01-2011 12:53 AM)binkie Wrote:  

(28-01-2011 11:43 PM)BravoNine Wrote:  I'm thinking I should apply to MI5 as an experiment to see just how horrible it's security is! I can pretend to be English!
Maybe I should use the name Lucia North?

This sounds like a plan! Maybe, once you have completed the application, you could take a quick trip to Tehran - see if anyone from the recruitment team thinks to mention it in correspondence with you

Oh and then find someone who looks similar to me, become her friend, bomb an embassy, and then kill the friend for her passport, and then come back to MI5 and be a spy! Sounds perfect!!

Or maybe I should try the row-boat technique where I row all the back to England?

I think you have just stolen my career plan

[BravoNine]

(29-01-2011 01:05 AM)binkie Wrote:  

(29-01-2011 01:02 AM)BravoNine Wrote:  

(29-01-2011 12:53 AM)binkie Wrote:  

(28-01-2011 11:43 PM)BravoNine Wrote:  I'm thinking I should apply to MI5 as an experiment to see just how horrible it's security is! I can pretend to be English!
Maybe I should use the name Lucia North?

This sounds like a plan! Maybe, once you have completed the application, you could take a quick trip to Tehran - see if anyone from the recruitment team thinks to mention it in correspondence with you

Oh and then find someone who looks similar to me, become her friend, bomb an embassy, and then kill the friend for her passport, and then come back to MI5 and be a spy! Sounds perfect!!

Or maybe I should try the row-boat technique where I row all the back to England?

I think you have just stolen my career plan

Makes you wonder if Spooks has influenced half the criminal population into thinking that joining MI5 is now suddenly a good idea since their security apparently sucks!

[BoHenley]

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