Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That guy is a former DI and has a show on the Hitler, uh, History Channel called Mail Call... On 10/13/06 4:10 PM, "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information