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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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You would not survive military training, you limp wristed toff.(, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 9:49, 2 replies, latest was 14 years ago)
I say it with love and as a truth, not with any malice.I fully admit to also probably not being able to survive military training.
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I'd like to give it a tryBut I'm mildly worried of being labelled 'Gomer Pyle'
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 9:55,
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It's from 'Full Metal Jacket'One guy in the marine training program is useless, and is heavily abused, until he cracks. The Sergeant keeps calling him 'Gomer Pyle'
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 10:07,
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A film you directly quoted from a little way up this thread, no less(, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 10:17, Reply)
No I didn't. I used a fairly commonplace phrase which I am certain has been in circulation longer than that film.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 10:21,
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I suppose you're old enough to have been using it before the film was releasedI would argue that the popularity of "golf balls through a garden hose" would be attributable to the film in some small part at least, however.
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I was extremely tempted to put a few quotes in thereBut decided against it.
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