Elite spies have unlimited expense accounts so they can mix with high society without looking out of place.
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Elite spies have unlimited expense accounts so they can mix with high society without looking out of place.
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Maybe in the Moore era, but Connery never got on that well with 'M' so I doubt he got many expense chits signed off. He even has to get the train home in 'From Russia With Love' and when he totals his Aston in 'Goldfinger' he doesn't get another one.Originally Posted by Lawrence001
That he's a smoker actually saves the world in 'You Only Live Twice.'
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I bet he could still afford proper fags though, not the snide ones from under the counter at the corner shop.
I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
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I'm Martin.
Custom made for him by Morland & Co 83 Grosvenor St London (don't look for it etc) but when he runs out whilst abroad he smokes Chesterfields in America, and Royal Blend in the Caribbean.
Suspect he never went in a corner shop in his life. Especially not the sort that have 'Western Union' signs outside.
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Can't believe it's just over 2 years since Grant passed away.
Sorely missed.
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I'm Gary.
Yup.
Letting go and relaxing
is the most ‘in control’ thing you can do
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indeed, still missed by us all I agree, god bless.
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When I was a student I used to smoke Fribourg and Treyer Number One cigarettes:
For roll-ups of a more illegal nature, I used Golden Virginia rolling baccy.
Sad to think it is two years ago that we lost Grant. I still like to think he is somewhere sharing a dram or few with the bluesmen and jazz players whose work he so enjoyed hearing. We still miss him greatly.
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I'm Dave.
I think you're right about feeling better, but sadly the damage done by the fags maybe doesn't go away. I read very recently about someone who reaching an advanced age started feeling breathless and went for a checkup.
Applarently the doc said "Were you a smoker" with a response that he smoked his last one 25 years previously, and "what made you think that?".
Then the doc showed him the pictures of his lungs. and pointed out the damage.
This could just be an internet story though - but there may be something in it - that the damage doesn't really go away.
Maybe check with ChatGPT or Grok to see if there is any strong evidence for that.
Dave
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