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am_Unition  ·  2787 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The National Reconnaissance Office appears to be launching a mascot.

"Well, kids like memes, and memes are animals, right? My son, he's on computers all the time, and he really likes some kinda name-brand ponies, I'm not sure. They're all really soft nowadays, they need that digital plush shit. Can't go too soft, though, maybe another reptile, like that Pepe guy?"





kleinbl00  ·  2787 days ago  ·  link  ·  

"Welcome to the team, Tiffany. I'm not sure what a 'social media consultant' does, but apparently - "

"That's easy, sir! I improve outreach to the community by explaining what you do, making you more relatable and generally demystifying your product. So what is it you do?"

"That's classified."

"...I see. Are there any, like, cool pictures...?"

"Nothing newer than the Cuban Missile Crisis."

"Uhhh... what about community stories?"

"Also classified."

"...how about a lizard in a space suit?"

"That'll drive the conspiracy theorists bugshit. Run with it."

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I suspect the truth is more prosaic.