Things I've Learned from 24 - Parts VI-??

Wow - tonight's episode offers us a plethora of great lessons:

1) They don't wear visible ID in terrorist weapons facilities. Or, put another way, the phrase "I was just called in for reinforcement" is another way of saying, "I don't belong here. I'm a spy. But I'm trying to pull a fast one on you. And because no one wears visible ID around here, I may just get away with it."

2) If you think you're going to blackmail the President's daughter Chief of Staff, don't commit an indiscretion with her. Seriously - that's the basic story of any blackmail reversal. It's so obvious. And by the way, the actress playing the President's daughter Chief of Staff is just wretched. Can't act at all.

3) Don't ever trust anyone who's calling on the "proprietary line" in your Ops room. In fact, don't even take the dang call. Seriously - if someone has installed a phone line/computer connection in your Ops server room (ie, in the basement of the White House), then you've got some problems with someone messing in your business. That person is not someone you want to deal with. Go ahead and just blow them up to kingdom come.

4) Palm Pilots (do they still call them that?) work at 125 ft MSL, or 40 ft below ground. In a bunker that has been IR shielded so you can't see the heat inside. Yes. Really. They do. (AT&T - are you watching? My phone KEEPS DROPPING CALLS!!!)

5) And finally - "24" is just slightly more entertaining than a National Championship game in which the Tar Heels took a huge early lead.

[You're lucky I didn't try to come up with something for Jack's illness, or his resilience (ie, stupidity), or Renee's daddy-daughter moment.]