No Torture Needed--Cookies Did the Job


	No Torture Needed--Cookies Did the Job

ratilfar

5-28-2009 11:05 AM

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cheney, war, criminal, toture, interrogation, cookies, results

ratilfar says:

Guess what, you don't have to be an evil bastard to fight other evil bastards. Who knew?

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5-28-2009 1:06 PM

dulios

I remember reading about another interrogator who broke his subject by giving him the Harry Potter books.

That would have worked on me... I waited on those new books like a tween...

5-28-2009 1:09 PM

cosmic_kitten1

it makes me think of that quote that used to be/is all over the net "come to the dark side we have cookies!" i blame the fact that someone on the bus was wearing a shirt with this on it the over day, also live journal.

5-28-2009 1:25 PM

ratilfar

Well cosmic kitten, sometimes a mallet (or several lighting bolts) simply won't do!

As for the HP books, your talking to a certified, geekified HP fan right here, dulios!

5-28-2009 6:11 PM

kkcapricorn

Who can resist the power of cookies?

5-28-2009 8:36 PM

Richclips777

Sweeeet! Maybe we shoulda shared our cookies long ago, instead of secret deal making, inciting political insurrections, strong arming weak nations and letting unscrupulous corporations run roughshod over would-be trading partners.

5-28-2009 9:22 PM

ratilfar

Between cookies and Empire I would take the cookies!

5-29-2009 7:12 AM

BartendingBear

Cookie!

5-29-2009 7:30 AM

ratilfar

(hands BB a cookie) Here you go BB!

5-29-2009 12:45 PM

BartendingBear

Thank you.

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