I stumbled across a YouTube video of Sade's Smooth Operator. The term lends itself quite handily to Diplomacy, of course.
Listen as you read. Of course, who needs a reason to listen to this song again?
Smooth Operator (with apologies to Sade)
Diamond smile, dagger eyes,
Promises made, you watch your hopes fade, and you realize
You have lost and she's the boss.
Cutting you out, like gutting trout. You are her floss,
You do her dirty work, she throws you away.
"Thanks for your help, you were great.
Now run along, I've got a game to play."
No need to say,
She's a smooth operator.
Smooth operator
Smooth operator
Smooth operator
Coast to coast, Baltic to Western Med, she will take.
North to South, Norway to Africa, she wants it all.
You must fight before it's too late,
Bottle her up in a stalemate!
I'm such a fool.
She's batting her eyelashes, don't be swayed!
Resist all her advances with all you've got,
Or you'll wind up like me, thoroughly caught.
I'll fade away,
She's a smooth operator.
Smooth operator
Smooth operator
Smooth operator
Coast to coast, Baltic to Western Med, she will take.
North to South, Norway to Africa, she wants it all.
Smooth operator
Smooth operator
Smooth operator
Smooth operator
Smooth operator
Smooth operator
Smooth operator
