You know it's funny what a young man recollects? 'Cause I don't remember bein' born. I don't recall what I got for my first Christmas and I don't know when I went on my first outdoor picnic. But I do remember the first time I heard the sweetest voice in the wide world.
That's what all these cripples down at the VA talk about: Jesus this and Jesus that. They even had a priest come and talk to me. He said God is listening and if I found Jesus, I'd get to walk beside him in the kingdom of Heaven. Did you hear what I said? WALK beside him in the kingdom of Heaven! Well kiss my crippled foot. God is listening? What a crock of dang.
Were you scared in Vietnam?
Yes. Well, I-I don't know. Sometimes it would stop raining long enough for the stars to come out... and then it was nice. It was like just before the sun goes to bed down on the bayou. There was always a million sparkles on the water... like that mountain lake. It was so clear, it looked like there were two skies one on top of the other. And then in the desert, when the sun comes up, I couldn't tell where heaven stopped and the earth began. It's so beautiful.
That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run. So I ran to the end of the road. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd run to the end of town. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd just run across Greenbow County. And I figured, since I run this far, maybe I'd just run across the great state of Alabama. And that's what I did. I ran clear across Alabama. For no particular reason I just kept on going. I ran clear to the ocean. And when I got there, I figured, since I'd gone this far, I might as well turn around, just keep on going. When I got to another ocean, I figured, since I'd gone this far, I might as well just turn back, keep right on going.
..........
In the land of China, people hardly got nothing at all.
If Raf deigns to respond, and if perchance I was correct, someone else may take my turn. My DSL connection at home is on the blink and won't be fixed until Saturday.
I'm sure it's not "Spiderman," since the line about radioactive spiders and kryptonite is an allusion to Spiderman and Superman. It probably also bespeaks a fairly recent vampire movie, so "Twilight" seems reasonable. I haven't seen it so I don't know for certain.
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Crimson Tide?
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I'm guessing that WW won't mind my adding a clue: the movie starred Danny Kaye. George
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Once again, you posted a quote from a movie, where you could have posted 1/2 the script without me getting it, except for the one quote you posted. This was from early on in "Red Dawn."
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"You know you've reached rock bottom when you're told you have character flaws by a man who hanged his predecessor in a military coup."
"Why is Congress saying one thing and doing nothing?"
"Well, tradition mostly."
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This sounds strangley familiar.....Is it - Missing?
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Nope, same theme really, US govt interjecting itself into foreign nation's outcomes, except no coup in this one...yet....is it Charlie Wilson's War?
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No.
Yes.
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I had no hope. Never saw it and heard almost nothing about it except the title.
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It's on cable now (HBO). Quite entertaining.
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You know it's funny what a young man recollects? 'Cause I don't remember bein' born. I don't recall what I got for my first Christmas and I don't know when I went on my first outdoor picnic. But I do remember the first time I heard the sweetest voice in the wide world.
That's what all these cripples down at the VA talk about: Jesus this and Jesus that. They even had a priest come and talk to me. He said God is listening and if I found Jesus, I'd get to walk beside him in the kingdom of Heaven. Did you hear what I said? WALK beside him in the kingdom of Heaven! Well kiss my crippled foot. God is listening? What a crock of dang.
Were you scared in Vietnam?
Yes. Well, I-I don't know. Sometimes it would stop raining long enough for the stars to come out... and then it was nice. It was like just before the sun goes to bed down on the bayou. There was always a million sparkles on the water... like that mountain lake. It was so clear, it looked like there were two skies one on top of the other. And then in the desert, when the sun comes up, I couldn't tell where heaven stopped and the earth began. It's so beautiful.
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That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run. So I ran to the end of the road. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd run to the end of town. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd just run across Greenbow County. And I figured, since I run this far, maybe I'd just run across the great state of Alabama. And that's what I did. I ran clear across Alabama. For no particular reason I just kept on going. I ran clear to the ocean. And when I got there, I figured, since I'd gone this far, I might as well turn around, just keep on going. When I got to another ocean, I figured, since I'd gone this far, I might as well just turn back, keep right on going.
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In the land of China, people hardly got nothing at all.
No possessions?
And in China they never go to church.
No religion too?
Ah. Hard to imagine.
Well it's easy if you try, Dick.
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Raf
Forrest Gump
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That's right, Raf!
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"How old are you?"
"17"
"How long have you been 17?"
"A while."
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"You brought a snack!"
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Raf, can you give a few more lines?
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Yea, Raf, pretty please? :)
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It's obviously a vampire flick. (Why else would someone be 17 for a long time?) I'll guess "Interview with the Vampire."
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Raf, a little help, here!
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Lifted Up
Probably busy Christmas shopping.
Hey, maybe GS needs a Santa!
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Of course, I shouldn't say much; I have my absences.
Let's pray to make it snow wherever he is right now.
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If Raf deigns to respond, and if perchance I was correct, someone else may take my turn. My DSL connection at home is on the blink and won't be fixed until Saturday.
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Sorry, folks. Been real busy Christmasing.
It is NOT Interview with the Vampire.
"You've got to give me some answers."
"I'd rather hear your theories."
"I have considered radioactive spiders and kryptonite."
"That's all superhero stuff, right? What if I'm not the hero? What if I'm... the bad guy?"
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sharon
Twilight....
answer by my son
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Spiderman?
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I'm sure it's not "Spiderman," since the line about radioactive spiders and kryptonite is an allusion to Spiderman and Superman. It probably also bespeaks a fairly recent vampire movie, so "Twilight" seems reasonable. I haven't seen it so I don't know for certain.
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It is Twilight, I just looked it up.....you're up sharon!
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Yup, Twilight it was.
I thought "You brought a snack" was one of the scariest lines I'd ever heard. Very well done, that scene. Overall, eh. Ok movie.
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