The Off Topic Topic

[Richard Hakluyt]

Also, while sergeants don't have a commission they are usually called NCOs, ie non-commissioned officers.

[Tonitrus]

Ranks and jobs are usually separated terms anyways.  We don't really call someone a "aerospace systems sergeant" or a "machinist's mate petty officer"

But even being an NCO, I would never have referred to myself as an "intelligence officer".

[Zanza]

State elections in Bavaria and Hesse: Fascists with around 16% second strongest after Conservatives with around 36% in each state. 

[Josquius]

State elections in Bavaria and Hesse: Fascists with around 16% second strongest after Conservatives with around 36% in each state. 

Bavaria always struck me as an oddity in being rich and educated yet perpetually pining for a more backwards time.

[Grey Fox]

Ranks and jobs are usually separated terms anyways.  We don't really call someone a "aerospace systems sergeant" or a "machinist's mate petty officer"

But even being an NCO, I would never have referred to myself as an "intelligence officer".

And yet. Like Police officers, to the laymen you are one.

[Sheilbh]

Bavaria always struck me as an oddity in being rich and educated yet perpetually pining for a more backwards time.

Isn't that the norm? I don't really agree with your framing but it's only (possibly) flipped very recently.

It's the South-East with the Tories, Christian Democrat heartlands in the North of Italy, Bavaria and the CSU. The core voter for the right in post-war 20th century Europe, was the well-educated, successful, respectable professional - and, in much of continental Europe, Catholic.

[Oexmelin]

But even being an NCO, I would never have referred to myself as an "intelligence officer".

Wouldn't that have broken cover anyway?

[Tonitrus]

I've never worked using a cover, so no.   Nowadays it doesn't matter...as I now work in academia.

The accused in question was likely never an "intelligence officer" in the way one might use that term to describe a James Bond-like figure.  "Intelligence flunkie" might be better. 

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

Losing one tree is a tragedy. Losing a million becomes a statistic the Royal Navy.

FTFY

[Barrister]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/cbc-stops-broadcasting-national-research-council-long-dash-time-signal-1.6988903

CBC Radio stops broadcasting the official time, ending an 80 years tradition.

Does anyone else remember calling in to get the official time?

[Barrister]

Seen a few days ago, a custom license plate: DCLXVI

I was like hmm... roman numerals, let me try and figure this out...



Someone slipped it past whomever regulates license plates...

[Admiral Yi]

It slipped past me.

[Barrister]

It slipped past me.

666

[Admiral Yi]

asoka

[Grey Fox]

Is that against the rules in Alberta?