jigsaw 11,899 Posted February 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 MI stands for military intelligence and each number represents a different department ... It was founded around the First World War ... The height of the troubles were 60's and 70's so that blows his story out of the water really ....... no ken,we had the 1916 rising,remeber that? plus a lot of unrest leading up to those times,so possibly back in the water again maybe? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiercel 6,986 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 The only problem I can see with that tale is that how did Fleming know about it? TC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jigsaw 11,899 Posted February 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 (edited) yeah,good point tiercel,the secret service wasnt that secret lol,........or maybe he knew about the prefix M but not the actual person that was responsible for the creation of the departments.Im going to ask him again about it and see if theres more to be heard.,its a good way to pass a few hours,and hes a good man to break out the whiskey or puteen too while chating but you have to be able to supp once you start, and possibly be willing to kip down in the spare room as there'd be no going home at all lol Edited February 24, 2015 by jigsaw Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Qbgrey 4,178 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Good story.but did you get permission to run his ground.lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marshman 7,758 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Good story telling is a dying art, I always take a good story with a pinch of salt but still enjoy listening to it . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jigsaw 11,899 Posted February 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Good story.but did you get permission to run his ground.lol i have permission on his and 5 other neighbouring farms,ive a few mountains in between and they ALL hold deer,goats,lots of rabbits and a sprinkling of hares and a few unmentionables as well annnnd....we have to check some fox holes tomorrow as a few have been messing about in the lambing pens of late,so hopefully we'll have a phot or two tomorrow to throw up here marshman,the farmers up there are fascinating to listen to at times,they dont have rules as such,they just make em up as they go along lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Qbgrey 4,178 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Nice one jigsaw. Good hunting tomorrow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Seeker 3,048 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Good on ya mate sounds like you got some good hunting ground there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beast 1,884 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 The title "M" is believed to have been created by Ian Fleming from the first real-life head of Her Majesty's Secret Service, Mansfield Smith-Cumming, who used his initial "C" to indicate when he had signed a paper. Other influences on the character include Admiral John Godfrey, Fleming's superior in British Naval Intelligence during World War II. The "M" might also be an abbreviation for Minister, refering to the title of the MI6 head. In Ian Fleming's last novel, The Man with the Golden Gun, it was revealed that M's real name is Vice Admiral Sir Miles Messervy KCMG. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jigsaw 11,899 Posted February 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 top reply beast,he could be bullin me then lol.im going to give him an MI 17 of an interrogation when I next meet him,lol hes a bit of a rogue in some ways and loves his weed smoking moments too.Might have over indulged in the past 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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