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R. Lee Ermey died
April 15, 2017
Posted on 04/15/2018 3:57:13 PM PDT by Rastus
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To: Rastus
That’s by God brilliant Lieutenant, i wonder why none of the rest of us thought to ask that question...
RIP, God Speed and May God Bless
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posted on
04/15/2018 6:49:26 PM PDT
by
Chode
(You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
To: Rastus
82
posted on
04/15/2018 6:51:15 PM PDT
by
EdnaMode
To: Rastus; Impy; LS; Clemenza; GOPsterinMA; NFHale; stephenjohnbanker; AuH2ORepublican; ...
Gave an unforgettable performance in “Full Metal Jacket.” RIP to Gunnery Sgt. Ermey.
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posted on
04/15/2018 7:04:50 PM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
("It's Slappin' Time !")
To: BradyLS; wardaddy
What’s funny is that Lee Ermey hadn’t even been hired to play the role of Gunny Sgt. Hartman.
For one thing he wasn’t an actor... he had been hired as a consultant to teach a real actor how to be a DI... which resulted in a videotape of Ermey shouting obscene insults non-stop for 15 minutes.. Kubrick saw that and hired Ermey instead.
There’s also the rumor that Ermey had asked for the role and Kubrick said no- at which point Ermey barked “Stand up when you’re spoken to!” and Kubrick instinctively obeyed. And that got him the role.
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posted on
04/15/2018 7:07:17 PM PDT
by
Pelham
(California, a subsidiary of Mexico, Inc.)
To: Rastus
Semper Fidelis, Gunny. RIP.
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posted on
04/15/2018 8:04:34 PM PDT
by
AlaskaErik
(I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
To: mass55th
86
posted on
04/15/2018 8:18:27 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: fieldmarshaldj; BillyBoy; GOPsterinMA; NFHale; stephenjohnbanker; KC_Lion; bagster; Bender2; ...
RIP.
His most bizarre role was in the movie “Saving Silverman” (2001) where at the end he and Jack Black were gay for each either. This was of course played for laughs.
The most recent thing I’ve seen him in was an episode of “SVU” in 2010. I see he has a few credits since then.
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posted on
04/15/2018 8:35:39 PM PDT
by
Impy
(I have no virtue to signal.)
To: Gay State Conservative
You comparing army recruit training to Marine boot camp?
GMAFB
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posted on
04/15/2018 10:46:28 PM PDT
by
doorgunner69
(Give me the liberty to take care of my own security..........)
To: Rastus
First movie I remember seeing him in was Apocalypse Now
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posted on
04/16/2018 3:37:24 AM PDT
by
Bubba Gump Shrimp
(A Liberal is someone who cannot accept that there is a Law of Unintended Consequences)
To: Pelham
Good decision by Kubrick. His performance made the film.
To: Bubba Gump Shrimp
What role did he play in Apocalypse Now?
To: Impy; fieldmarshaldj; NFHale; stephenjohnbanker; KC_Lion
I’ll never forget him as “Jimmy Lee Farnsworth” in Fletch Lives.
RIP, Sweet Prince...:(
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posted on
04/16/2018 4:08:38 AM PDT
by
GOPsterinMA
(I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
To: Yardstick
93
posted on
04/16/2018 4:22:40 AM PDT
by
Bubba Gump Shrimp
(A Liberal is someone who cannot accept that there is a Law of Unintended Consequences)
To: Yardstick
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posted on
04/16/2018 4:24:37 AM PDT
by
Bubba Gump Shrimp
(A Liberal is someone who cannot accept that there is a Law of Unintended Consequences)
To: Rastus
'66 I believe
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posted on
04/16/2018 4:26:47 AM PDT
by
Bubba Gump Shrimp
(A Liberal is someone who cannot accept that there is a Law of Unintended Consequences)
To: GOPsterinMA; Impy; fieldmarshaldj; stephenjohnbanker; KC_Lion
Very sad news.
He reminded me of one of my Marine uncles, very much.
Losing an American like him, while so many others who cause so much harm to this Country are still here... It’s just crap.
RIP Gunny, and OOORah...
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posted on
04/16/2018 4:39:05 AM PDT
by
NFHale
(The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
To: Impy; Bender2
Larger than life!
Met him at the Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, PA a few years back. Great American.
RIP Gunny
97
posted on
04/16/2018 4:42:58 AM PDT
by
big'ol_freeper
(If your opponent is of choleric temper, irritate him. ~ Sun Tzu)
To: doorgunner69
You comparing army recruit training to Marine boot camp? First of all...I said *close*,not identical.I've never experienced Marine boot camp but I have seen Full Metal Jacket *and* heard stories from a good buddy who did so in '67.You,I assume,have never experienced Army BCT.
Let's not get into this inter-service rivalry $hit.Every branch of the Armed Forces has an important mission and,IMO,they all carry out that mission well.
Disagree if you must...but don't expect me to be persuaded
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posted on
04/16/2018 7:09:24 AM PDT
by
Gay State Conservative
(You Say "White Privilege"...I Say "Protestant Work Ethic")
To: dfwgator
I love it!! Thanks...I’d never seen that one. It was funny, but nostalgia brought tears to my eyes.
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posted on
04/16/2018 7:38:48 AM PDT
by
mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
To: tomkat
Ask not for whom the bell tolls . . .
Art Bell has died as well..................
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posted on
04/16/2018 8:46:22 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Remember all the great work Obama did for the black community?.............. Me neither.)
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