My original clearance started 1979-1980 the investigator did come to the university where I was a grad student. He was walking down through the grad student cubicles showing people a photo & asking questions. (Even then I was like one of a handful of Americans!) My photo must not have looked much like me (or me not like it!) because he didn’t recognize me and started asking me questions. I laughed & told him he’d hear nothing good from me about me, showed my student ID. We had a chuckle about my picture then I left him to do his business.
She totally cracked up, and it took her a couple of minutes to stop laughing so she could talk, then she told them,
"'Comrade' is always followed by another word -- as in:It's their favorite put-down for each other!"
- "Comrade Dumbkopf!"
- "Comrade Idiot!"
- "Comrade Blockhead!"
- "Comrade Estupido!"
By then, the two investigators were grinning, but, she said, "Just a minute..." and shouted for my buddy's little brother to come to the front from the back yard where he was playing. After a couple of "Aw -- Mom!"s, he showed up -- and she told him,
Tell these gentlemen what your brother and his buddies call you."
To which, he shyly replied, "...ummm'Leetle Comrade Idjit!'"...
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When she told the story to my Mom, she said that those two "FBI guys" laughed all the way back to their car, and one said, "Wait till the guys at the office hear this one!"
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No problem getting my TS clearance...