Quote by Lauren Graham

Some people think my father was a spy, because of working for that government agency in Vietnam, but he can't find his car keys, much less keep a national secret.

Some people think my father was a spy, because of working fo

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In this quote, the speaker is addressing the misconception that their father was a spy due to his previous employment at a government agency in Vietnam. The speaker emphasizes the irony of this assumption by highlighting their father's forgetfulness in a humorous manner. By mentioning his inability to find his car keys, the speaker dismisses the idea that their father could have been involved in any secretive or complex activities, suggesting that his forgetfulness undermines any notion of him being capable of keeping national secrets.

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