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[[Crazy Ivan]] was a Russian submarine manoeuvre in the Cold War, popularised in the ''The Hunt for Red October'', in which a rogue Soviet sub-commander from Dundee would unexpectedly turn hard left<ref>Ironic, | [[File:Crazy ivan.png|450px|frameless|center]] | ||
}}[[Crazy Ivan]] was a Russian submarine manoeuvre in the Cold War, popularised in the ''The Hunt for Red October'', in which a rogue Soviet sub-commander from Dundee would unexpectedly turn hard left<ref>Ironic, isn’t it?</ref> to “clear his baffles” and ascertain whether he was being followed. | |||
Sample dialogue: | |||
:'''''Jones''': Conn, sonar! [[Crazy Ivan]]!'' | :'''''Jones''': Conn, sonar! [[Crazy Ivan]]!'' | ||
:'''''Capt. Mancuso''': All stop! Quick quiet!'' | :'''''Capt. Mancuso''': All stop! Quick quiet!'' | ||
:'''''Beaumont''': | :'''''Beaumont''': What’s goin’ on?'' | ||
:'''''Jones''': Russian captains sometime turn suddenly to see if | :'''''Jones''': Russian captains sometime turn suddenly to see if anyone’s behind them. We call it “[[Crazy Ivan]]”. The only thing you can do is go dead. Shut everything down and make like a hole in the water.'' | ||
:'''''Beaumont''': So | :'''''Beaumont''': So what’s the catch?'' | ||
:'''''Jones''': The catch is, a boat this big | :'''''Jones''': The catch is, a boat this big doesn’t exactly stop on a dime... and if we’re too close, we’ll drift right into the back of him.'' | ||
The sudden, unexpected nature of the manoeuvre led to the term being popularised in the [[conference-call]]ing world, especially since the advent of Skype, to denote the practice of maliciously taking another participant ''off'' mute<ref>A move not possible before the advent of [[Skype problems|Skype]].</ref> in order to reveal her “[[keyboard clatter|clatter signature]]” leaving defenceless, unwitting and broadside to any [[conference call ambush]] another participant cares to mount. | The sudden, unexpected nature of the manoeuvre led to the term being popularised in the [[conference-call]]ing world, especially since the advent of Skype, to denote the practice of maliciously taking another participant ''off'' mute<ref>A move not possible before the advent of [[Skype problems|Skype]].</ref> in order to reveal her “[[keyboard clatter|clatter signature]]” leaving defenceless, unwitting and broadside to any [[conference call ambush]] another participant cares to mount. | ||
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A boss but, all the same dick, move. | A boss but, all the same dick, move. | ||
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