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Arrr! Edward Johnson, the gallant sea dog o' the C.I.A., met Davy Jones at 81, after wranglin' hostages!

2024-09-11

Arrr, matey! A sneaky scallywag, he be, who fancied himself a film director in 1980! He helped six landlubber diplomats escape by shovin' 'em in a movie crew's sails. A right clever caper it was, and they made a tale of it called "Argo!" Aye, what a hoot!

Ahoy, mateys! Gather 'round as I spin ye a yarn of treachery and bravery on the high seas of diplomacy! In the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty, a daring rogue, known in the shadows, took to the crafty game of rescue. Aye, he be a secret partner in a grand caper, like a crafty fox in a henhouse!

This scallywag, with a heart as bold as a lion and a mind as sharp as a cutlass, hatched a cunning plan to save six American diplomats who were trapped in a dire pickle. Instead of swords and cannonballs, he wielded the art of disguise, passin’ them off as a motley crew of film-makers, ready to shoot a swashbucklin’ flick! Arrr, who’d suspect a band of movie-makers, eh?

With a wink and a nod, they sailed away from danger, leaving behind a stormy sea of politics and peril. This audacious escapade be the very stuff of legends, inspiring the silver screen tale known as “Argo.” So raise yer tankards and toast to this crafty buccaneer of diplomacy, for he be the true captain of this wild adventure on the seas of fate!

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