Afghanistan's James Bond: suave killer who drives a Toyota Camry

[Louisiana1976]

KABUL, Afghanistan — The television set crackles with breaking news: Terrorists have smuggled a nuclear bomb into Kabul and are preparing to take out the Afghan capital.

There is panic and pandemonium. Facing imminent immolation, the nation's leaders turn to the only man who can save Kabul: Afghanistan's first modern day James Bond.

Hollywood may have plans to set part of the next James Bond film in Afghanistan, but Kabul already has its own 007.

His favored drink is thick Turkish coffee, not a vodka martini. He speeds across the movie screen in a Toyota Camry, not an Aston Martin. And Afghanistan's 007 has no on-screen love interest.

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[ShortnFiery]

1. OMG!

:puke:

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2. Hey, at least he didn't drive a 4 banger Bimmer like Pierce Brosnan.

If Goldeneye were permanently deleted from the James Bond collection, I wouldn't shed a tear.

[wuushew]

5. You would decanonize Golden Eye over The Spy Who Loved Me?

That Lotus Esprit S1 was a pile of fail.

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6. That Lotus was pretty sweet.

Not only did it have just about the highest specific output you could get in a car at the time, but it was damned light and extremely tossable. Add to that the fact that it could change into a submarine and I'd take it over today's DBS any day. I'll make mine a Sport 350. While there are some rather impressive 4 banger Lotuses, the V8s are where it's really at.

[Mudoria]

3. Just hope his floor mat doesn't hang his gas pedal up

[DavidDvorkin]

4. No babes, though

Hmph.