Absolutely fascinating and the best part? Real. The Official (Declassified) C.I.A. Manual of Trickery and Deception
“At the height of the Cold War, the Central Intelligence Agency paid $3,000 to renowned magician John Mulholland to write a manual on misdirection, concealment, and stagecraft. All known copies of the document — and a related paper, on conveying hidden signals — were believed to be destroyed in 1973. But recently, the manuals resurfaced, and have now been published as “The Official CIA Manual of Trickery and Deception.” Topics include working a clandestine partner, slipping a pill into the drink of the unsuspecting, and ‘surreptitious removal of objects by women.’”
I am lonely, yet not everybody will do. I don’t know why, some people fill the gaps and others emphasize my loneliness. In reality those who satisfy me are those who simply allow me to live with my ”idea of them”.
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5 things I want to bake today but I have zero of these ingredients and sitting is easier anyway: tiramisu cupcakes, frozen strawberry crumble, margarita lime cookies, carrot cake cookie sandwiches, and mini cannoli cream cups.
∞ May 20, 2012 at 02:23pm
I think Jon Hamm lives in a storage closet in 30 Rock and leaps out any time a writer says:
“Well maybe we could get Jon Ha-“
“YES I AM HERE YES.”
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A few hours ago, I landed in Los Angeles, turned on my phone, and confirmed what you already know. Sony Pictures Television is replacing me as showrunner on Community, with two seasoned fellows that I’m sure are quite nice - actually, I have it on good authority they’re…
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Nerdily inclined editor & sometimes writer. Harbinger of freckles.
