tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post8202134645286790694..comments2024-03-28T01:33:22.764-04:00Comments on The DiploMad 2.0: Reminisce: Denying a Visa to the GeneralfeldmarschallDiploMadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02316439950882822419noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-71685111916996472552023-06-22T16:56:12.845-04:002023-06-22T16:56:12.845-04:00Great story, so funny. BTW, I am at least #9, so ...Great story, so funny. BTW, I am at least #9, so your following is growing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-51700914532568994892012-12-12T17:25:09.761-05:002012-12-12T17:25:09.761-05:00I can see it now. The remaining passport applicant...I can see it now. The remaining passport applicants cringing away from mayhem, blood and crazy Americans when the DiploMad finally arranges his tie and steps to the counter and calls out "Next!"Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08585685236795703190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-40765428664534945602012-12-07T07:49:25.094-05:002012-12-07T07:49:25.094-05:00Oh, yes there are lots. Some I still can't tel...Oh, yes there are lots. Some I still can't tell or have to change a lot before doing so.DiploMadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02316439950882822419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-19657227310089376232012-12-06T03:37:14.042-05:002012-12-06T03:37:14.042-05:00Please don't stop! I want to be nunber 8. Some...Please don't stop! I want to be nunber 8. Some where in that ferile little head, you must have dozens of other good stories to tell. The lss PC the stores are, the funnier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-2919932863626075662012-12-05T00:59:54.659-05:002012-12-05T00:59:54.659-05:00Bell bottoms and Jewfro . . . goes without saying ...Bell bottoms and Jewfro . . . goes without saying it was 1979 after all . . . DiploMadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02316439950882822419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-45939242840573244442012-12-04T22:58:12.947-05:002012-12-04T22:58:12.947-05:00I believe your reading public is being denied some...I believe your reading public is being denied some colourful background information. Was there an afro and bell bottoms involved? Perhaps more than one of each.<br /><br />I seem to remember them from the previous Guyana reminiscence.<br /><br />Great story, you have changed my perspective about the perceived luxury lifestyle of diplomatic staff.Cascadiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-88004134363237295162012-12-04T21:47:21.882-05:002012-12-04T21:47:21.882-05:00Ahh, great story. It's why we feel a need to v...Ahh, great story. It's why we feel a need to visit with you regularly!<br /><br />SandraCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-55224118092247799992012-12-04T21:46:19.905-05:002012-12-04T21:46:19.905-05:00Yes, thanks, I didn't include my wife and me.Yes, thanks, I didn't include my wife and me.DiploMadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02316439950882822419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-48205137200163136372012-12-04T17:23:11.252-05:002012-12-04T17:23:11.252-05:00Ignore the pressure to write and just think happy ...Ignore the pressure to write and just think happy thoughts. It works for me.Akakyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00187471562516416268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-91419896870343700802012-12-04T17:08:07.553-05:002012-12-04T17:08:07.553-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Akakyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00187471562516416268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-83708331513575201302012-12-04T15:05:33.538-05:002012-12-04T15:05:33.538-05:00I nearly laughed out loud but, since I am in a lib...I nearly laughed out loud but, since I am in a library, restrained myself. Your work is contributing to the detriment of America's youth* by tempting me away from my studies. <br /><br />More please!<br /><br />*Actually, America's middle-aged. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-56084562967444451782012-12-04T13:10:41.137-05:002012-12-04T13:10:41.137-05:00I loved your "Gorgo" reply. Now I'l...I loved your "Gorgo" reply. Now I'll have to see where I can download "Snoopy and the Red Baron."Ted Henklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09676165583937816802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-84857074848807552182012-12-04T12:14:47.464-05:002012-12-04T12:14:47.464-05:00Yep. He tried to reapply a couple of years after I...Yep. He tried to reapply a couple of years after I left under his mother's last name. But people remembered him . . . DiploMadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02316439950882822419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-78058381644284295092012-12-04T10:59:00.913-05:002012-12-04T10:59:00.913-05:00great story indeed! i hope you entered his persona...great story indeed! i hope you entered his personal info in CLASS...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-10556611996143528352012-12-04T10:08:33.124-05:002012-12-04T10:08:33.124-05:00It sat around the office for quite some time and e...It sat around the office for quite some time and eventually disappeared.DiploMadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02316439950882822419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-10203055924129748502012-12-04T01:48:50.822-05:002012-12-04T01:48:50.822-05:00As Groucho would say, "If you don't date ...As Groucho would say, "If you don't date yourself, who will?" I like that Snoopy song . . . DiploMadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02316439950882822419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-32716488035621067212012-12-04T01:25:00.209-05:002012-12-04T01:25:00.209-05:00But did you get to keep Rommel's passport?But did you get to keep Rommel's passport?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-33832281989722545442012-12-03T23:50:39.453-05:002012-12-03T23:50:39.453-05:00The story is even better if you read it while play...The story is even better if you read it while playing "Snoopy vs The Red Baron" in the background.<br /><br />Did I just date myself?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-51353272904357979722012-12-03T21:54:21.489-05:002012-12-03T21:54:21.489-05:00"....so will the six people who read this blo..."....so will the six people who read this blog."<br /><br />I seriously hope there are more than 5 others who regularly read the blog. Your writings and stories are a treasure.Digitous Rexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-34037060916465144062012-12-03T19:07:46.316-05:002012-12-03T19:07:46.316-05:00The heavy price of success.The heavy price of success.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-8662878915628974992012-12-03T18:34:51.445-05:002012-12-03T18:34:51.445-05:00Great story. Who knew the Foreign Service was so ...Great story. Who knew the Foreign Service was so exciting!<br /><br />P.S. Tell us more mean things about Susan Rice.SteveSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-12856646379255712072012-12-03T13:12:15.374-05:002012-12-03T13:12:15.374-05:00Yes, an weird but entertaining story.
Can't...Yes, an weird but entertaining story. <br /><br />Can't top it, but when I was in the US Army in Germany, one of my sergeant's was a wheeler and dealer and took me to a German junk yard to buy a car (for which I paid $200, two cartons of Marlboros and a bottle of Jack Daniels).<br /><br />When we got there there was a guy sitting on the ground who appeared to be beat up pretty good. He tried to rob the place, but the owner punched him out. At that point the Polizei showed up and after a short conversation with the owner, the two burly cops began wailing on the guy with these flexible nylon truncheons. My sergeant said, "Don't say a word, don't get out of the car. Just smile and pretend you don't see anything."<br /><br />After a few minutes they picked him up, slammed him into the van, and off they went. Then I got my car, a nice 1966 NSU 1200.<br /><br />P.S. I read this blog everyday. Thanks for your efforts.Lovernioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15575619175879044958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-39612001108891597002012-12-03T12:15:18.096-05:002012-12-03T12:15:18.096-05:00OMG, pressure . . . every day . . . I must post . ...OMG, pressure . . . every day . . . I must post . . . will .... go . . . mad . . . .DiploMadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02316439950882822419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-51869664712616577752012-12-03T10:41:51.998-05:002012-12-03T10:41:51.998-05:00DiploMad,
Great story!
I was thinking...Rommel wan...DiploMad,<br />Great story!<br />I was thinking...Rommel wanted visa granted so he was nice...<br />imagine if he would appear in your office with complaint...<br />;)Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253468821339248327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-8444054106622633122012-12-03T10:39:46.127-05:002012-12-03T10:39:46.127-05:00My dad was a police officer. He had tremendous st...My dad was a police officer. He had tremendous stories like this. You are bringing back memories! Thanks for the insight into the soft and tender world of the FSO!<br /><br />Take care....STxRynnnoreply@blogger.com