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This is straight out of the CIA Simple Sabotage Field Manual, see Section 4.11 General Interference with Organizations and Production. https://www.cia.gov/news

by dls2016 7y ago

This is straight out of the CIA Simple Sabotage Field Manual, see Section 4.11 General Interference with Organizations and Production. https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2012-featured-story-archive/CleanedUOSSSimpleSabotage_sm.pdf https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/... Re: a special chair for your back... "Order high-quality materials which are hard to get. If you don't get them argue about it. Warn that inferior materials will mean inferior work."

davidw 7y ago
> "Order high-quality materials which are hard to get. If you don't get them argue about it. Warn that inferior materials will mean inferior work." Memories work in funny ways. The first thing that jumped to my mind was the Asterix book where the Romans capture the druid (Getafix, in the English versions) and want him to make the magic potion. He insists that he must have fresh strawberries to make it, which are out of season. He doesn't really need them, it turns out, but it delays the whole project as the Romans dispatch someone to points far to the south to try and fetch some and bring them back while they're still fresh.
- saganus 7y ago
  Off-topic, but, it's very interesting how they translate the Asterix and Obelix character names across languages. In Spanish the druid is called Panoramix for whatever reason :)
  - marc_abonce 7y ago
    It's also Panoramix in the original French, isn't it?
    - davidw 7y ago
      Yes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Asterix_characters#Getafix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Asterix_characters#Get...
  - TheGallopedHigh 7y ago
    For those who are non native English speakers: Getafix can be read as Get A Fix, meaning getting drugs that you need if you’re addicted to something. Getafix deals in potions. Always thought that was amusing (coincidence or not).
    - davidw 7y ago
      Almost all the names are plays on words that relate to the character, like 'Geriatrix', the village elder. I posted a list of the names on wikipedia elsewhere
- acak 7y ago
  I remember this! It is quite hilarious.
pletnes 7y ago
I find it fascinating that the word «quisling» was already in use, coined after the Norwegian traitor from WW2.

davidw 7y ago

> "Order high-quality materials which are hard to get. If you don't get them argue about it. Warn that inferior materials will mean inferior work." Memories work in funny ways. The first thing that jumped to my mind was the Asterix book where the Romans capture the druid (Getafix, in the English versions) and want him to make the magic potion. He insists that he must have fresh strawberries to make it, which are out of season. He doesn't really need them, it turns out, but it delays the whole project as the Romans dispatch someone to points far to the south to try and fetch some and bring them back while they're still fresh.

saganus 7y ago
Off-topic, but, it's very interesting how they translate the Asterix and Obelix character names across languages. In Spanish the druid is called Panoramix for whatever reason :)
- marc_abonce 7y ago
  It's also Panoramix in the original French, isn't it?
  - davidw 7y ago
    Yes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Asterix_characters#Getafix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Asterix_characters#Get...
- TheGallopedHigh 7y ago
  For those who are non native English speakers: Getafix can be read as Get A Fix, meaning getting drugs that you need if you’re addicted to something. Getafix deals in potions. Always thought that was amusing (coincidence or not).
  - davidw 7y ago
    Almost all the names are plays on words that relate to the character, like 'Geriatrix', the village elder. I posted a list of the names on wikipedia elsewhere
acak 7y ago
I remember this! It is quite hilarious.

pletnes 7y ago

I find it fascinating that the word «quisling» was already in use, coined after the Norwegian traitor from WW2.