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Re: Bugs Don't Surf?

From: "Alan and Carmel Brain" <aebrain@d...>
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 18:32:56 +1100
Subject: Re: Bugs Don't Surf?

From: "Jeremy Seeley" <jbs@Aros.Net>

> > By the way... Everyone knows where the term "bugs" comes from when
> regarding
> > aliens (Starship Troopers or Aliens, take your pick). I remember
talking
> to
> > someone who didn't realise that "Bugs Don't Surf" is a take off on a
> phrase in
> > a war movie! I know the movie (don't have it on DVD yet), but can
anyone
> else
> > name the movie, the actual phrase, and the name of the character
saying
> the
> > phrase? *G*
>
> I have no idea, you got me on that one.  Wonder if I have ever seen
it...

Movie: Apocalypse Now.
Actual phrase: "Charlie don't Surf"
Character: Lt Col Kilgore

OK, I did a search, and even found a source:
http://us.imdb.com/Quotes?0078788

Lt Col Kilgore BTW was supposedly sorta kinda a composite of 3 different


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