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AIRBORNE ALL THE WAY Thursday, March 19, 2009
Right. My title bar's still wonky so I won't bother with those sort of things from now on.
Jaw dropping revelations
Now, yesterday I was watching a WWII movie. Guns of Naverone. Good piece about seven odd men blowing up big guns that can blow ships out of the sea sort of thing. Now, in the first part of the movie there was a part where Gregory Peck (the hero) interviews this squadron who lost eighteen men trying to blow up the guns. And we've watched it twice and both times I find that the squadron leader's lines are probably the funniest in the entire movie.
Things like:
Squadron Leader Howard Barnsby: I'll be specific! As you can plainly see, it was ruddy awful. But we'd love to go back. Wouldn't we, boys?
[His boys give several loud cheers]
Squadron Leader Howard Barnsby: Just as soon as we can! BUT - we've got one condition. We want the joker who thought this one up to come with us. And when we get there, we're gonna shove him out at ten thousand feet - without a parachute.
((LAUGH!!))
Squadron Leader Howard Barnsby: BAD? It can't be done, not from the air, anyway!
Commodore Jensen: You're quite sure of that, Squadron Leader? This is important.
Squadron Leader Howard Barnsby: So's my life! To me, anyway.
((LAUGH!))
And my all time favourite: Squadron Leader Howard Barnsby: First, you've got that bloody old fortress on top of that bloody cliff. Then you've got the bloody cliff overhang. You can't even see the bloody cave, let alone the bloody guns. And anyway, we haven't got a bloody bomb big enough to smash that bloody rock. And that's the bloody truth, sir.
((HOWL WITH LAUGHTER!))
That's eight 'bloodies' by the way. Nine if you include the one he said earlier.
Guess who this hilariously funny Squadron Leader is?
The actor's name is Richard Harris. Ring a bell?
Maybe this picture will help -
YESSS! That's right, he's Dumbledore! Of the first and second movies! Until he died, anyway, in 2002. Sad. I prefer him to the new one. But anyway. Know what he looked like in the movie?
You sure you want to know?
That's him, to my left, in Nineteen sixty bloody one, as I'm sure he'd like me to say.
Drastic difference? You bet. My own dad who's great at recognizing faces couldn't even place where he'd seen him when the credits rolled and "Richard Harris" came out.
Interesting. All very bloody interesting.
Oh, and by the way I got a LAPTOP! I'm not exactly sure what model it is yet. Not that I really give a bloody damn. Because what matters is that it's a laptop and it's mine.
~Today in History~
1944: The Nazi Forces occupy Hungary.
~Quote of the Day~
Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning.
-Erwin Rommel. Always remember that. What's the point of fighting if there's nothing in it for you?
Jaw dropping revelations
Now, yesterday I was watching a WWII movie. Guns of Naverone. Good piece about seven odd men blowing up big guns that can blow ships out of the sea sort of thing. Now, in the first part of the movie there was a part where Gregory Peck (the hero) interviews this squadron who lost eighteen men trying to blow up the guns. And we've watched it twice and both times I find that the squadron leader's lines are probably the funniest in the entire movie.
Things like:
Squadron Leader Howard Barnsby: I'll be specific! As you can plainly see, it was ruddy awful. But we'd love to go back. Wouldn't we, boys?
[His boys give several loud cheers]
Squadron Leader Howard Barnsby: Just as soon as we can! BUT - we've got one condition. We want the joker who thought this one up to come with us. And when we get there, we're gonna shove him out at ten thousand feet - without a parachute.
((LAUGH!!))
Squadron Leader Howard Barnsby: BAD? It can't be done, not from the air, anyway!
Commodore Jensen: You're quite sure of that, Squadron Leader? This is important.
Squadron Leader Howard Barnsby: So's my life! To me, anyway.
((LAUGH!))
And my all time favourite: Squadron Leader Howard Barnsby: First, you've got that bloody old fortress on top of that bloody cliff. Then you've got the bloody cliff overhang. You can't even see the bloody cave, let alone the bloody guns. And anyway, we haven't got a bloody bomb big enough to smash that bloody rock. And that's the bloody truth, sir.
((HOWL WITH LAUGHTER!))
That's eight 'bloodies' by the way. Nine if you include the one he said earlier.
Guess who this hilariously funny Squadron Leader is?
The actor's name is Richard Harris. Ring a bell?
Maybe this picture will help -
YESSS! That's right, he's Dumbledore! Of the first and second movies! Until he died, anyway, in 2002. Sad. I prefer him to the new one. But anyway. Know what he looked like in the movie?
You sure you want to know?
That's him, to my left, in Nineteen sixty bloody one, as I'm sure he'd like me to say.
Drastic difference? You bet. My own dad who's great at recognizing faces couldn't even place where he'd seen him when the credits rolled and "Richard Harris" came out.
Interesting. All very bloody interesting.
Oh, and by the way I got a LAPTOP! I'm not exactly sure what model it is yet. Not that I really give a bloody damn. Because what matters is that it's a laptop and it's mine.
~Today in History~
1944: The Nazi Forces occupy Hungary.
~Quote of the Day~
Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning.
-Erwin Rommel. Always remember that. What's the point of fighting if there's nothing in it for you?
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