My FiL worked for the State Department for years and my dad was always convinced he was really a spy. (There wasn't a big reveal at his retirement, though, so he probably wasn't.)
Jayne: Captain, can you stop her from bein' cheerful, please? Mal: I don't believe there is a power in the 'verse that can stop Kaylee from being cheerful. Sometimes you just wanna duct tape her mouth and dump her in the hold for a month.
'Serenity'
Cable Drama: Still Waiting for the Cable Guy to Show Up with the Thread Name...
To be determined... (but it's definitely [NAFDA])
Jessica - Sep 16, 2010 6:39:01 am PDT #6789 of 12003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Stephanie - Sep 16, 2010 9:13:46 am PDT #6790 of 12003
Trust my rage
He thanked his family, etc. and then said, "and after 40 years, I can finally tell you who I REALLY work for. I worked for the CIA. Thank you."
This is awesome. I have a few FBI agent friends and a few State friends, but I think they all work for who they say they work for. Although I guess I could be wrong.
Zenkitty - Sep 16, 2010 2:27:21 pm PDT #6791 of 12003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
One of the women who does freelance editing for us works for the FBI. I hope she's not a spy, because she's not exactly detail-oriented.
Strix - Sep 16, 2010 4:57:36 pm PDT #6792 of 12003
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
My sister applied for an FBI or CIA library job. She didn't get it, and I was really disappointed.
The first few months we were dating, all I could get out of Dan was that he did "computer security for the government," (Indie contractor for Dept. of Ag; not nearly as sexy.)
I REALLY REALLY wanted him to be Marshall from Alias, but it turns out he's not.
OR IS HE??!!?!!
shrift - Sep 16, 2010 5:04:27 pm PDT #6793 of 12003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
So is Adrian. Who has...arms.
Arms with tattoos.
quester - Sep 16, 2010 6:04:58 pm PDT #6794 of 12003
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
I know someone who joined the Secret Service.
Sophia Brooks - Sep 17, 2010 2:02:50 am PDT #6795 of 12003
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
One of my former student workers applied for one of those kind of jobs, and a man from the FBI came to question me about her. It ws sort of freaky, espeially since, technically, I think we aren't supposed to give references! And she was a really horrible student worker.
Vortex - Sep 17, 2010 6:19:02 am PDT #6796 of 12003
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I think that there's a difference between a reference and a security clearance. I have done several of them. I guess it's business as usual, living in DC where so many jobs require a security clearance or background check.
Vortex - Sep 17, 2010 6:19:26 am PDT #6797 of 12003
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
amych - Sep 17, 2010 6:27:08 am PDT #6798 of 12003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
What Vortex said -- I get one of those visits every year or so, and it's nothing to do with whether you're supposed to give references, or whether you'd give a good one in a situation where they could pick what references they list. Depending on the level/type of clearance, the office of personnel management has to check in on every job the person says they've had, even if it was a semester sitting in a student computer lab ignoring the users.
(Although, to be fair, most of mine have been for the good students. And it's still freaky. Not to mention hilarious when they ask about whether the student had any known contact with Foreign Nationals: dude, I manage a Language Lab. That describes, like, 3/4 of our faculty and half the students!)