The Secretary Will Disavow Any Knowledge of This Article

Okay, so I've been having a great deal of fun this summer with Netflix. I've been catching up on my Mission: Impossible episodes. I know I'm not supposed to think this way but......It's hard to get sucked into the suspenseful situations that always seem to cast doubt upon whether one or another of the IM Force members will survive. I mean, the show was on for 7 years. It always seemed that the group finished their "impossible" mission, went home for the week and rested; and then got together again on Sunday night for Jim to clue them in on their newest adventure.

Speaking about Jim, he always got his mission from a tape recorder. After he got the mission the tape recorder would always "self-destruct." I really would have like to have the tape recorder concession. I could have made a few dollars.

When "Mission: Impossible" first came on in the late 1960's I was in my early teens. After Jim received his instructions, the voice on the tape would say, "As always, should you or any of your IM Force be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions." I always envisioned a lady sitting at a desk and answering the phone saying, "No, Jim's not in the office right now. I don't know where he is or when he will be back."

I guess I better finish for now, I've got four and a half more years of episodes to go. That's a lot more tape recorders to "self-destruct" and a lot of stuff to "disavow."

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