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Andrew J. wrote:Remember: shoot everybody.

"If they run, they're VC. If they don't run...they're disciplined VC!"

There, I think that just about exhausts the supply of relevant Vietnam War movie quotes.
I just got finished watching Full Metal Jacket. :lol:
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Lonestar wrote:
Andrew J. wrote:Remember: shoot everybody.

"If they run, they're VC. If they don't run...they're disciplined VC!"

There, I think that just about exhausts the supply of relevant Vietnam War movie quotes.
I just got finished watching Full Metal Jacket. :lol:
That's not a quote.
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Gandalf wrote:
That's not a quote.
Yes it is. When Joker and Rafterman are flying out to Hue, a Chopper gunner is shooting up some Vietnamese folks and says "If the run, they're VC! If they stay...they're well disciplined VC!"
"The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles."
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"When they run, that's a VC. When they stand still, that's a well disciplined VC."

EDIT: Aw nuts, someone beat me to it and got it right.
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Admiral Valdemar wrote:"When they run, that's a VC. When they stand still, that's a well disciplined VC."
Now we're getting into semantics. Gandalf seemed to indicate that he didn't think the quote at all was in Full metal Jacket. He is in error, I'm afraid.

If it was the wording, then I could be wrong and I apologize.
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Isn't that South Korea? Vietnam doesn't have a DMZ. Unless there's one on the border with China or something that I'm not aware of. :P
Vietnam had a DMZ dividing the North and South …but that’s long gone with nothing to replace it. I doubt its Korea, since the boarder is all locked down. Maybe Cyprus has such a thing.
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Lonestar wrote:
Gandalf wrote:
That's not a quote.
Yes it is. When Joker and Rafterman are flying out to Hue, a Chopper gunner is shooting up some Vietnamese folks and says "If the run, they're VC! If they stay...they're well disciplined VC!"
I believe gandalf meant that "I just finished watching Full Metal Jacket" is not a quote. Yet another missed joke. Just like that deliberate misspelling of comercial.
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Are you sure?
"The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles."
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"I'm interested in looking for ancient temples in the jungle"
"Ha! Who told you that? All the old ruins have been destroyed in the air raids"
"No.........my life savings...."
"You sucker!"
from Phred the Terrorist's trip to Laos in Doonesbury. Laos, Vietnam, close enough? Can I get away with this? :wink:
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You lucky bastard. Vietnam is on my "places to go before I die" list. Have fun. By the way, from all accounts, Saigon is still the biggest nest of hookers in Asia next to Bangkok, so if you can sneak away from your school group, you can have extra special fun.
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Darth Gojira wrote:"I'm interested in looking for ancient temples in the jungle"
"Ha! Who told you that? All the old ruins have been destroyed in the air raids"
"No.........my life savings...."
"You sucker!"
from Phred the Terrorist's trip to Laos in Doonesbury. Laos, Vietnam, close enough? Can I get away with this? :wink:
Hey, I've read that too. Phred is B.D.'s buddy, right?
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RedImperator wrote:You lucky bastard. Vietnam is on my "places to go before I die" list. Have fun. By the way, from all accounts, Saigon is still the biggest nest of hookers in Asia next to Bangkok, so if you can sneak away from your school group, you can have extra special fun.
Its also one of the biggest disease havens in the world.
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Sea Skimmer wrote:
RedImperator wrote:You lucky bastard. Vietnam is on my "places to go before I die" list. Have fun. By the way, from all accounts, Saigon is still the biggest nest of hookers in Asia next to Bangkok, so if you can sneak away from your school group, you can have extra special fun.
Its also one of the biggest disease havens in the world.
Hey, I never said it was a GOOD idea.
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Lonestar wrote:
Darth Gojira wrote:"I'm interested in looking for ancient temples in the jungle"
"Ha! Who told you that? All the old ruins have been destroyed in the air raids"
"No.........my life savings...."
"You sucker!"
from Phred the Terrorist's trip to Laos in Doonesbury. Laos, Vietnam, close enough? Can I get away with this? :wink:
Hey, I've read that too. Phred is B.D.'s buddy, right?
Right, Phred captured B.D. and they both found friendship and beer. Phred is also the only V.C. which is familiar with the works of Cole Porter. I found the books in my dad's old comic collection, which contains Doonesbury, Peanuts, and Calvin & Hobbes. I personally have contributed Zits, Dilbert, and Foxtrot.
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Foxtrot is a good comic. :)
"The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles."
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Raxmei wrote:
Lonestar wrote:
Gandalf wrote:
That's not a quote.
Yes it is. When Joker and Rafterman are flying out to Hue, a Chopper gunner is shooting up some Vietnamese folks and says "If the run, they're VC! If they stay...they're well disciplined VC!"
I believe gandalf meant that "I just finished watching Full Metal Jacket" is not a quote. Yet another missed joke. Just like that deliberate misspelling of comercial.
Thank you Raxmei.

I did indeed mean that "I just finished watching Full Metal Jacket" is not a quote.
"Oh no, oh yeah, tell me how can it be so fair
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Just for breathing in the air they wanna leave me in the chair
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