tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27627502.post3890386539660879810..comments2023-11-05T02:47:24.986-08:00Comments on D e e p C o n f u s i o n: DoJ is D.O.A.HopeSpringsATurtlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01674162196011919272noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27627502.post-66560338856800504452007-03-21T13:54:00.000-07:002007-03-21T13:54:00.000-07:00"...In 'Dear Diary,' Max demands that they light t..."...In 'Dear Diary,' Max demands that they light the Magna Lamp to read small details in a document. The Chief hesitates, Max hold his ground. The light goes on , so bright that no one can see anything, and so hot, it incinerates the paper. The Chief could have left the Magna lamp off; Max gave him the choice -- it, or the <I>Cone of Silence</I>. The Chief will agree to any number of horrors to avoid the <I>Cone of Silence</I>. Max can't understand the Chief's resistance. Max has a short memory. He never remebers that the <I>Cone</I> never works."<BR/><BR/>From <I>The Life and Times of Maxwell Smart</I>, St. Martin's Press, 1988Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27627502.post-60546983916565268972007-03-21T01:20:00.000-07:002007-03-21T01:20:00.000-07:00"Wasn't that a plot device in the movie Twister?"L..."Wasn't that a plot device in the movie Twister?"<BR/><BR/>LOL! Echoes in the Cone of Silence.MarcLordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036432624426967890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27627502.post-10815344534325099452007-03-20T22:14:00.000-07:002007-03-20T22:14:00.000-07:00"The cone of silence" wasn't that a plot device in..."The cone of silence" wasn't that a plot device in the movie Twister? They're going down.HopeSpringsATurtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674162196011919272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27627502.post-40785864971794467132007-03-20T21:56:00.000-07:002007-03-20T21:56:00.000-07:00Bush will let Rove, Miers, et al, talk to Congress...Bush will let Rove, Miers, et al, talk to Congress, but only under the Cone of Silence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com