{"id":1727,"date":"2025-05-27T15:50:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T15:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/?p=1727"},"modified":"2025-05-27T16:01:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T16:01:51","slug":"mission-impossible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/mission-impossible\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission Impossible"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\">Raoul&#8217;s Two Cents: May 23, 2025<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f1088830f6c9dd723ff8bb0000c7f1f4\">From Beijing With Love: The Sino-Russian Spy Movie We Didn&#8217;t Ask For<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">My wife and I love action movies. We like spy movies and we\u2019re going through all the Mission Impossible series of Tom Cruise in anticipation of Mission Impossible 8 (yeah, I know Tom\u2019s weird, egotistical, and narcissistic but he\u2019s a good actor.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I wondered if China and Russia enjoyed these spy movies when they are constantly portrayed as the bad guys. Would they ever produce their own version of Mission Impossible? What would it look like? I imagine it will be a vodka-and-dumpling-fueled spy thriller that will make <em>Skyfall<\/em> look like a community theater production. The question isn\u2019t who\u2019s behind the camera (probably a state-approved director with a penchant for slow-motion explosions). No, the real head-scratcher is: who\u2019s the bad guy when the world\u2019s usual \u201cbad guys\u201d are the ones making the movie?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MY IMAGINARY MOVIE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meet <strong>Agent Triple Eight<\/strong> (888, because it\u2019s luckier than 007), played by a chiseled Chinese action star who moonlights as a patriotic pop idol. He\u2019s got the charm of Daniel Craig, the martial arts chops of Jet Li, and a gadget-filled Huwawei smartwatch that doubles as a noodle cooker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His Russian counterpart, <strong>Agent Vodka One<\/strong>, is a grizzled ex-KGB operative with a pet bear and a penchant for hacking elections with his Dominion Voting Jukebox and Auto Handwriting Machine. Together, they\u2019re an unstoppable duo, sipping baijiu and vodka martinis (shaken, not stirred, comrade).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But who would the villain be? In a Sino-Russian Bond film, the bad guys can\u2019t be the usual suspects\u2014no SPECTRE, no rogue oligarchs, no shadowy Chinese triads (too close to home). In my movie we will have a rogue AI billionaire from Silicon Valley, named <strong>Elon Zuck<\/strong> who is holed up in a solar-powered volcano lair off the coast of California. Zuck plans to double brainwash the already brainwashed political parties to start killing each other by flooding Social Media with adorable AI cats chanting catchy political slogans. His henchmen? A legion of TikTok influencers armed with selfie sticks that double as laser pointers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plot kicks off when Triple Eight and Vodka One are dispatched to infiltrate a San Francisco tech conference disguised as the Crypto Karamasov Bros. There will be awkward moments of Vodka One struggling not to laugh as Agent 888 tries to pronounce \u201cblockchain.\u201d The action peaks with a chase through the Golden Gate Bridge, where our heroes commandeer a 150 mph self-driving Tesla (hacked via the Huwawei smartwatch, naturally) while dodging Zuck\u2019s army of drone-delivered kombucha bombs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The humor? It\u2019s as subtle as a sledgehammer. Triple Eight quips, \u201cWe Chinese are so smart because you can\u2019t hide secrets from us. Our Chinese Weather Balloons gave us all the intel we need!\u201d Vodka One counters, \u201cWe Russians are so tough that winter is bikini season!\u201d The villain\u2019s evil monologue is a TED Talk gone wrong, complete with buzzwords like \u201cdisrupt\u201d and \u201csynergy\u201d that make the audience groan louder than a Beijing traffic jam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, our heroes save the day by uploading a virus disguised as a viral cat video, crashing Zuck\u2019s servers and his dream of world domination. The final scene? A toast in a neon-lit karaoke bar, where Triple Eight belts out a Mandarin cover of \u201cWithout You\u201d while Vodka One wrestles his bear to the electronic dance disco music of \u201cStayin\u2019 Alive\u201d in Russian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Who\u2019s the real bad guy? The audience, for sitting through this glorious mess of a movie. Coming soon to a state-sponsored streaming platform near you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But this is just silly ol&#8217; me. TGIF people!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vUAaHkGpJy8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/video-WithoutYou.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/video-WithoutYou.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/video-WithoutYou-300x159.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RZHnhwYNv7A\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Video-StayinAliveInRussian.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Video-StayinAliveInRussian.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Video-StayinAliveInRussian-300x159.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cUkraine announced plans to open Chernobyl, their nuclear disaster site, to tourists. They say it&#8217;s just like Disneyland, except the 6-foot mouse is real.&#8221;<\/em> &#8212; Conan O&#8217;Brien<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cI fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.&#8221;<\/em> &#8212; Bruce Lee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWhen you really study espionage movies, or spy movies, the beginnings are really set up to have, like, an amazing bit of action, but at the moment you&#8217;re watching it, you have no idea why or what it&#8217;s about.&#8221;<\/em> &#8212; John Lasseter of Pixar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cFor the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.&#8221;<\/em> &#8212; Hebrews 4:12<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1f9e0089caf1a69af854e569121a45f7\">JOKE OF THE WEEK<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to Norm of Encino, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"287\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMF2-287x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMF2-287x1024.jpg 287w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMF2-84x300.jpg 84w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMF2.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Original art by Raoul Pascual.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e4b9103ed86ebb3aafa610a030ba166d\">Parting Shots<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to Tom of Pasadena, CA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Tom-NutsEasier2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Tom-NutsEasier2.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Tom-NutsEasier2-233x300.jpeg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Tom-Herman-PicHoles.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Tom-Herman-PicHoles.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Tom-Herman-PicHoles-242x300.jpg 242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Tom-Herman-SkyFall.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Tom-Herman-SkyFall.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Tom-Herman-SkyFall-239x300.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Tom-Herman-LookBetter.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Tom-Herman-LookBetter.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Tom-Herman-LookBetter-268x300.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to Art of Sierra Madre, CA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Art-CriminalCopLaundry.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1735\" style=\"width:360px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Art-CriminalCopLaundry.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Art-CriminalCopLaundry-235x300.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Art-Squirrel-Home-Gone.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Art-Squirrel-Home-Gone.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Art-Squirrel-Home-Gone-300x258.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Art-SquirrelVideos.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Art-SquirrelVideos.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Art-SquirrelVideos-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Art-SquirrelVideos-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Art-DogID.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Art-DogID.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Art-DogID-229x300.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to Agnes of Washington, DC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Chicken-NoExperience.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Chicken-NoExperience.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Chicken-NoExperience-190x300.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to Norm of Encino, CA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Norm-ReadThis.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Norm-ReadThis.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Norm-ReadThis-254x300.jpg 254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Norm-StuntDoubleMeeting.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Norm-StuntDoubleMeeting.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Norm-StuntDoubleMeeting-228x300.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to Colleen of Washington State<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Colleen-Muffins.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Colleen-Muffins.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Colleen-Muffins-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Colleen-Muffins-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Colleen-PinaColada.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Colleen-PinaColada.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Colleen-PinaColada-222x300.jpg 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I found these:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/007-BondStir.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/007-BondStir.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/007-BondStir-247x300.jpg 247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/007.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/007.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/007-281x300.jpg 281w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/007-309x330.jpg 309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/StarTrek-laundromat-underwear2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/StarTrek-laundromat-underwear2.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/StarTrek-laundromat-underwear2-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/StarTrek-MothBalls2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/StarTrek-MothBalls2.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/StarTrek-MothBalls2-171x300.jpg 171w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My good friend (and jokester) Terry and I came up with these.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TBoy121-214.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TBoy121-214.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TBoy121-214-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TBoy121-215.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TBoy121-215.jpg 360w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TBoy121-215-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Got any good jokes? 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