NOTE FROM KRIS:

Lotsa spies out there these days, and there’s
only a ton more on the way. Problem is, they all
seem a little lean on political intrigue, and,
well, any character development at all…

The Top 8 Ways to
Improve Spy Thrillers

8> Forget baccarat — the new spy toughs out an icy-tense game of Go Fish.

7> Souped-up automobile out, souped-up unicycle in.

6> Once, just once, can we go beyond PG-13, please? Is that too much to ask??

5> Step 1: Sell Jack Daniels in theaters. Step 2: Do a shot every time a gun is fired.

4> More underwear-clad Carmen Electra in sprinklers — in Paris, in Berlin, in Geneva….

3> Ron Popiel as “Q”; Bond issued Salad Shooter, Vegematic and Pocket Fisherman.

2> Three-barreled fembots!

and the Number 1 Way to Improve Spy Thrillers…

1> For the press junket, recruit someone more upbeat than Tom Clancy — like Henry Kissinger.

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Credits:

Selected from 24 submissions from 7 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Beth Kujawski, Crown Point, IN — 1, 3 (16th #1)
Bill Strider, Gaithersburg, MD — 2
William C. Martell, Studio City, CA — 3, 6
Michael Cunningham, Woodridge, IL — 4, 8
Rabbi Crut, Bowling Green, OH — 5
Kim Moser, New York, NY — 6
Clifton Gray, Tucson, AZ — 7
Wade Kwon, Birmingham, AL — Topic
Kristian Idol, Burbank, CA — List Moderator