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Pranksters advertised a job vacancy for an official assassin on a UK government website to fool wannabe James Bonds into applying. The position of "target elimination specialist" [PDF] was published on the Direct.gov.uk website, supposedly on behalf of the Secret Intelligence Service (aka MI6 in some circles). The advert …

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  1. jai
    Black Helicopters

    no women, no kids

    An SIS/MI6 spokeswoman said the advert was fake

    well, they would say that, wouldn't they?

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    1. Captain DaFt
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      Re: no women, no kids

      And of course, "pulled as soon as discovered" really means, "pulled as soon as position was filled".

      Posted fro my flying forttress dirigible

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  2. Monkey Bob
    Coffee/keyboard

    Fake? Bastards!

    I've just had my tailor alter my dinner jacket for a shoulder holster.

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  4. Anonymous Coward
    Trollface

    But...

    Is it a good idea to upset someone who'd want to apply for a job like that?

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    1. Bakunin
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      Re: But...

      It's certainly a good way to generate a list of people not to hire.

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  5. Andrew Halliwell

    The article missed one of the jokes.

    Shame. The article missed the "how to apply" part of the joke.

    Went something like "Applicants should make contact by standing by a fake looking rock in regent's park."

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  6. SpaMster
    Holmes

    Fake?

    Or an attempt by the government to get the names and details of potentially dangerous people on the UK?

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  7. Rob
    Go

    Could be...

    ... a disgruntled DirectGov employee who would like to hire someone to take out the GOV.UK team.

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  8. NomNomNom

    you don't actually need to apply for a job like this if you can find your own gun

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  9. Arachnoid
    Holmes

    if you can find your own gun

    No your missing the point they all have to look like accidents.

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  10. /dev/me
    Pirate

    Not just MI6, the police are looking for a killer as well

    Alas they rejected my application, claiming they are looking for someone with experience.

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    1. YARR
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      Re: Not just MI6, the police are looking for a killer as well...

      I applied.... but apparently it wasn't a job.

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  11. Arachnoid

    Maybe the job centre could put you on a training course

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  12. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    I like the part about need 5+ years experience.

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  13. Arachnoid
    Trollface

    Plenty of Russian speakers with that much experience

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  14. koolholio
    FAIL

    are SiS are issued with firearms then?

    The author sure does have a vividly imaginative way with words at times...the rest of it, imho dribble... But I'm not going to spur a debate upon self defence and reasonable force... It might get awfully political for a desk worker! Dont quit the day job?

    On a side note: I wonder if the lead man of Symantec (Norton) will go on the run for something... Or be schitzophrenically framed to the point of paranoia for something extravegant... Oh the conspiracies this author could conjure up!!

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  15. Matt Newton

    Way with words? :)

    Dribble should be drivel =)

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  16. TheRealElbowNi
    Mushroom

    "Expired"

    Trying to visit the site now brings you to this URL:

    https://jobsearch.direct.gov.uk/Error.aspx?M=jobexpired

    Is it just me or does "Job Expired" sound a little terminal !

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