Union Course
- Kiwichris
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Union Course
I just had a question regarding the Union Course. Is that the same organization Bond goes up against called "The Union" in Raymond Benson's novels? I've heard Marc-Ange Draco shows up in one of them.
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Re: Union Course
Not read any of Benson's novels, but I believe the Union Corse is/was a real organization, the Corsican equivalent of the Sicilian Mafia. Don't quote me on that, though.
Edited to add: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unione_Corse
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Edited to add: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unione_Corse
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Re: Union Course
No, Kiwichris. I've read them all. Union Corse was collapsed many years before in Bond's universe just like SMERSH. The Union is only a homage to Union Corse, and is described by Raymond Benson as "blue collar version of SPECTRE". Yes, sadly, Marc-Ange Draco joined them. The novels you are after are: High Time To Kill, DoubleShot, and my personal favourite Bond novel after Moonraker, Never Dream of Dying.
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Cool, thanks for that.
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Glad I could help.Kiwichris wrote:Cool, thanks for that.
Re: Union Course
Time for the old Tim Vine gag;
Can you name an inhabitant of a Mediterranean island between France and Italy?
Corsican!
Though admittedly, the joke works better if you say it out loud.
Can you name an inhabitant of a Mediterranean island between France and Italy?
Corsican!
Though admittedly, the joke works better if you say it out loud.
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It does sound funny, though.Kristatos wrote:Time for the old Tim Vine gag;
Can you name an inhabitant of a Mediterranean island between France and Italy?
Corsican!
Though admittedly, the joke works better if you say it out loud.
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My auntie went to the West Indies, I can't remember the name, starts with J.....
I don't think I'd like to upset the Union Course.
I don't think I'd like to upset the Union Course.