Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I thought that the first 45 minutes of Full Metal Jacket were the best 45 minutes of comedy on cinema (of course, I wasn't the one of the guys being yelled at). The guy who played the D.I. did such a convincing job, the marines down here decided to give him some sort of award. The guy was a no show. -- Jeffery ---- Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote: > Well Larry > > When we start believing movies it's time to pack it in. Oswald was a > "Marksman" which is the lowest qualification. "Expert" is the highest > and I doubt if one could do what the movie fellow stated. Especially, > with the old Italian Army rifle we all know and love. The FBI has some > really hot triggers and they could not duplicate the feat with that same > rifle. As long as we are on the subject of FMJ the biggest surprise > came for me when the sniper was shot again before getting > banged.....Something else, where did the "fat boy" get the damn dough > nuts he hid in his locker? From the mess hall? Who dreams up this crap? > And a live round to shoot the D.I. ????? > > Hell, I woke up in a lousy mood today but between this, and the baby > picture B.D. sent, I can do without my Valium. :-) > > Lawrence Zeitlin wrote: > > > > > On Oct 13, 2006, at 3:23 PM, Walt wrote: > > > >>> Yes, I was in the Marines when that happened. If Jesus showed up at my > >>> font door and said "Walt, trust me, Oswald did it alone" I'd have to > >>> call him a liar. > >> > > > > What was that line from "Full Metal Jacket"? I paraphrase here > > because my memory is a bit fuzzy but I recall the marine rifle > > instructor informing his trainees that: > > > > "Lee Harvey Oswald got off two shots in a second and a half and hit > > President Kennedy at a distance of two hundred yards. AND HE WAS A > > MARINE!" > > > > Larry Z > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information