On Sat, 26 Mar 2005, Daniel Wysocki wrote:
I Googled IMF and came up with nothing that made sense in this situation. So how are you using it?
I see what you mean. I only looked at first eight IMF google pages though. :) The phrase (As always if you decide to accept this mission the IMF shall disavow having any knowledge) was made popular by the "Mission Impossible" TV series. Another popular phrase was "This tape will self destruct in 5 seconds." :)
BTW Star Trek's Spock (Leonard Nimoy) was part of the cast from 1969-1971. And Bob Johnson (IMF Voice on Tape (uncredited, 1966-1973)) was the voice behind the phrases. :)
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This 7-year series chronicled the adventures of the Impossible Mission Taskforce (IMF), a team of government spies and specialists who were assigned "impossible missions" by the unseen "Secretary". Although the cast varied over the years, the main characters included The Team Leader (Dan Briggs the first season, then Jim Phelps the other six), The Techno-Wizard (Barney Collier), The Strongman (Willy Armitage), The Master of Disguise (first Rollin Hand, then The Amazing Paris), and The Femme Fatale (Cinnamon Carter, Casey, Dana Lambert, Mimi Rogers).
The series is best known for its opening mission assignment (conducted by a pre-recorded tape), the leader's selection of mission agents from a dossier, the opening briefing, the intricate use of disguises and a typical "mask pulloff" scene near the end of most episodes, and the relative lack of characterization of the characters.
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