Day: July 16, 2009

with thanks to will

Today on Aardvark, for which I have invites:

Aardvark said:
You there? I have a question about **secret agent**.
Andrew Ferguson said you might be able to answer it.

(Type ‘sure’, ‘pass’, or ‘busy’.)

devastation jhayne, she said:
sure

Aardvark said:
(From Nikhil B./22/M/Stanford,US)
How does one get to be a member of KGB?

(Type ‘pass’ to skip, or ‘more’ for extra options.)

devastation jhayne, she said:
write a book about an old man and the sea

Aardvark said:
Great — I’ve sent that to Nikhil. Thanks for the fast answer!
(Type ‘Nikhil:’ followed by a message to add something, or ‘more’ for options.)

(Tip: type ‘add’ to add **secret agent** to the list of topics you like answering questions about.)

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ps.

aferguson says:
“FYI: Jhayne Holmes just answered Nikhil’s question about **government**. Thanks for the referral!"

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