# Diplomatic Bag

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomatic-bag/336511>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [December 20, 2005, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomatic-bag/336511 "2005-12-20T20:37:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomatic-bag/336511/1 "2005-12-20T20:37:22Z")

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Good report:

[http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mdiplomaticpouch.html](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mdiplomaticpouch.html)

Now can somebody explain to me the Soviet Diplomat(played by John Rhys Davies)'s comment at the end of the James Bond film that the Bad Guy would be going back to Russia …“in the Diplomatic Bag.”? Was he shut up i one of those less-than-450-pound jobs? Was he supposed to be cut up and returned as ground beef? Why was sending Jeroen Crabbe’s character back In The Diplomatic Bag supposed to be a Bad Thing?

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**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2005, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomatic-bag/336511/2 "2005-12-21T03:15:10Z")

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> [@](#):
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> Pushkin: Send him back to Russia…  
> Koskov: Oh, thank you, General, thank you!  
> Pushkin: In the diplomatic bag.

Probably closer to the latter.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomatic-bag/336511/3 "2005-12-22T15:37:38Z")

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Ambassador pick-up line: 'Hey, baby, wanna see my “diplomatic bag”? 😉 ’

Ambassador from New York: ‘I got yer diplomatic bag! _Right here!_’

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**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2005, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomatic-bag/336511/4 "2005-12-23T05:43:29Z")

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Superb article. Well researched and right on the money all around.

Quit setting the bar so high, damnit!

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**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2005, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomatic-bag/336511/5 "2005-12-23T14:57:57Z")

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> [@Bricker](#):
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> Quit setting the bar so high, damnit!

Ok. My next one will suck. I promise. 😉

Seriously, coming from you, that’s a great compliment. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2005, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomatic-bag/336511/6 "2005-12-23T20:17:16Z")

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Congrats and thanks, **Gfactor** , for a great report.