Time For 007

James Bond movie musings. 007 words, 007 sentences. Twice daily at 10:07 AM/PM UTC.
Thunderball (1965)

Handle like eggs

This moniker on the atomic bombs in Thunderball may be humorous, but it’s apparently rooted in real-world terminology. The phrase has been used in avionics, including by the Royal Air Force, as a straightforward directive to emphasize extreme care in handling sensitive or hazardous equipment. While the wording may sound almost flippant in such a high-stakes context, its simplicity reinforces a safety mindset. In that sense, the warning works both as a bit of dry wit and as an authentic reflection of operational care.

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March 21, 2026 – 10:07 PM UTC

Shady Tree’s stand-up routine in Diamonds Are Forever is one of the movie’s several eye-roll inducing scenes. I get that he was going for a vaudevillian style comedy routine, and maybe it’s just because it’s the 1970’s, but his watered-down imitation of Rodney Dangerfield always rubbed me the wrong way. The real entertainment comes from…