Why we're spies

Perhaps you've been wondering why we're spies.  After all, it's not the usual occupation for young people.

Well, here are some reasons:

1) Inspiration

We've been inspired by all those spies and sleuths out there like Maxwell Smart, Trixie Belden, Tintin,  and especially Biggles. 

Maxwell Smart

Tintin

Biggles :D

We read (or watch) their stories, and think, "wow- me wanna be a spy."  We love the gadgets, the suspense, excitement, travel, and intrigue.  And the trench coats [hehe].

2)  Spying is fun

Spying is SO much fun!  Even if you are only spying on your siblings.  Who doesn't love secret meetings, disguises, secret hide outs, and all that sort of thing?

3) Excitement galore!

There is nothing that gives you an adrenaline spike like spying!  :D  As you hide from your enemy behind a tree, your heart thumps loudly in your ears and sweat beads on your forehead.  When you read about Biggles escaping from his arch-enemy, Erich von Stalhein, the same thing happens. 

And there's nothing so thrilling as when you hear the dit-dit-duh of a secret message come through on the decoder...

4) The gadgets are rather spectacular

A gun disguised as lipstick, maps hidden in a game of Monopoly,  a camera concealed in a pen... the list goes on.  Spy gadgets are just dang cool. 

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Now that is just a few reasons, from one spy's perspective.  I am sure that every spy on earth could write a whole book on this subject, but they are to busy doing secret missions.  Besides, you have probably got the point by now....

Yours with all secrecy, Agent 72

(images from google)

An Interview with Agent 003

Agent 003 herself

Hello Ladies and Gentlespies! Today I have for you an interview with a real-to-goodness spy, the amazing *drum roll* Agent 003! (That's double-o-three, by the way).

Why did you become a secret agent?

A zertain spy, whoz name must remain a zecret, needed a zidekick. Zat is me. Pluz, I make an exzcellent spy!

What is the best thing about being a spy?

Zat is a very difficult queztion to anzwer, madam. Everyzing, everyzing. It iz all emm.. formidable. Yez, formidable!

What is the worst thing about being a spy?

Nozing, nozing, it iz all good...

(*aahem.. now zat da boz iz not looking, I shall tell zyou. Zey make me wear big, ugly, zunglazzez. Outrageouz!)

Have you ever had a terrifying spying moment?

Let me zink, my colleague walked into a zpider web onzce. It waz very terrifying for me. 

Do you like chocolate?

What shocolate? What shocolate??!! GIVE ME SHOCOLATE!!

What is your favorite animal? Does it have anything to do with spies? If so, why?

Horsez.

It could have zomething to do wiz spies, if, for example, zit was owned by a zpy. Or it waz a zpy itzelf!

Are you comfortable giving out this information?

Erm... most of ze questionz are reasonable, howezza, do I like shocolate, zat iz confidential.

Are you on a mission at the moment? If so, tell us all you can (no pressure).

Yez, yez, I am on a mizzion at ze moment! A mizzion to change ze world! Ha! Ha! I cannot give zyou anymore information zen zat, it is ztrictly confidential, madam.

Do you stay cool and calm in a dangerous situation? Or do you quietly panic?

Me?? Panicking, eh??  How dare zyou ask me dat!!! Who are zyou? Who do zyou fink zyou are???!!! Eh?? How dare zyou!!! How outrageous!!!!

But yez, I always stay cool and calm, alwayz, alwayz.

Who is your arch enemy?

A zertain Erich Von Stalhein. He inzulted me once and put my position in zerious jeopardy, by zaying I looked like a zpy!

Do you like roast chicken?

I zo not fanzy it. However, you tell me eat it, I eat it!

Do you think that question was random?

No, no, I do not zink zat. It was a very intelligent queztion, for who knowz, our suzpect could be a shicken in disguize!

Likewize, zat queztion could be a queztion in disguize. No, madam, ‘twaz a very senzible queztion. Indeed!

Do you  know many other spies/secret agents?

More zan you can imagine! Zo personally, I have met two.

Do you have anything else you would like to say?

 Zmile, Jesuz lovz you!

And, juz zo you know, I only zpeak like zis to conzeal my identity. A zpy’s true identity muz nezer, ezer be revealed.

Thank you terribly much, 003! 

Why, zank you very much, Agent 72! ‘Twaz a pleazure. :)