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"D. Matthew Ramsey" <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 4 Feb 1997 14:40:53 -0500
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At 06:05 PM 2/3/97 -0100, you wrote:
>A friend and I were discussing the strereotypical, loud mouthed drill
>sargeant--the prototype would have to be Louis Gossett, Jr. in AN OFFICER
>AND A GENTLEMAN.
>
>Would ya'll be willing to list other examples of this character on the screen?
>
>Off the top of my head, I can name two more.  The hilarious basic training
>sequences in Woody Allen's LOVE AND DEATH, and also the sargent in FULL
>METAL JACKET.
>
>Could anyone else help me out?
>
>Thanks--
>
>David
 
 
For a non-American example, how about the hilarious segment from MONTY
PYTHON'S MEANING OF LIFE ("Right, off you go then!")?
 
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