The tie
At a clearance sale, the wife of a federal district court judge
found a green tie that was a perfect match for one of her
husband's sports jackets. Soon after, while the couple was
vacationing at a resort complex to get his mind off a rather
complicated cocaine conspiracy case, he noticed a small,
round disc sewn into the design of the tie.
The judge showed it to a local FBI agent, who was equally
suspicious that it might be a 'bug' planted by the conspiracy
defendants. The agent sent the device to FBI headquarters
In Washington, DC for analysis.
Two weeks later, the judge phoned the Washington office
to learn the results of their tests. "We're not sure where
the disc came from," the FBI told him, "but we discovered
that when you press it, it plays 'Jingle Bells.'"
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