"1. There's something about intelligence agencies - maybe the familiar comfort of a three-letter acronym on the wall, maybe the late-night spanking parties - that draws fraternity boys like ants to a picnic, and right now the road to bro advancement leads through an Arabic classroom. Their complete lack of a sense of irony allows these students to combine sincere appreciation for The Fountainhead with a desire for a lifelong career in government service, and the hardest part of studying Arabic is having to listen to their asinine opinions after they have gained enough proficiency to try to express them."
Is there a term like "Brook" is to "Spook" like "Brogrammer" is to "Programmer"?
Brost! Aha yes, rhyming with "Boast" gives it a nice ring, while the pronunciation and meaning of "Brook" is kind of ambiguous.
I wonder if spies now prefer to be called ghosts instead of spooks because of the latter's racist connotations, or have they reclaimed the term and wear it as a badge of honor? ;)
Is there a term like "Brook" is to "Spook" like "Brogrammer" is to "Programmer"?