Dragon #316: Se*ual Innuendo on p.28

[Felon]

Sounds harmless enough.

 

[barsoomcore]

Right. Like the name of Seaman's sidekick in that South Park episode: Squirt.

Seaman. Squirt. Swallow.

Oh, it's all so harmless. That's what they said...

before the ZOMBIES ATTACKED!!!

 

[Buttercup]

From the context of the article, it's clear (IMO, naturally) they were talking about the bird. I'll agree with Alzrius that in this case, the cigar is just a cigar.

 

[coyote6]

"Swallow" is a previously existing espionage term; see here or here, for online definitions.

 

[MrFilthyIke]

"Swallow" is a previously existing espionage term; see here or here, for online definitions.

THAT information makes the second meaning even funnier, if you ask me.

Unintentional can still be funny.

 

[Dirigible]

Now what you've got to ask is did the intelligence heads who installed these definitions however many decades ago intend it.

 

[Shadowdancer]

"Don't scream about,
Don't think aloud.
Turn your head now, baby,
Just spit me out."

 

[Emirikol]

There's a picture of a woman - and the plaque below her says "swallow."
Ugh....

Not just any woman of course. A practically nude elf in see-through lingerie who's purpose in the espionage world seems obvious...

Couldn't she have been 'raven' or 'spiderclaw?' Nope. The elven prostitute-spy's name is "Swallow."

jh

 

[Alzrius]

Not just any woman of course. A practically nude elf in see-through lingerie who's purpose in the espionage world seems obvious...

Couldn't she have been 'raven' or 'spiderclaw?' Nope. The elven prostitute-spy's name is "Swallow."

That's because, as coyote6 helpfully pointed out, "Swallow" is the pre-existing term for a female spy who uses sex and seduction to get information. Would you have instead preferred a picture of a night hag for that particular picture?

 

[Dirigible]

"Don't scream about,
Don't think aloud.
Turn your head now, baby,
Just spit me out."

And now I must go wash my soul.

I thought a male spy who used sex for his nefarious ends was called a Bond?