Old Dems turns 47 this year.

I know, can you believe it!

Lieutenant Commander JoAnne Galloway

It feels like just yesterday that she was tuning Lieutenant Daniel Kaffe, “My job is to make sure that you do your job. I’m special counsel for Internal Affairs. So my jurisdiction is pretty much in your face.”

I know. Pretty awesome movie line, hey? Thank you. It’s from A Few Good Men.

That was 16 years ago. That’s how long Marco has been cutting my hair. More than half my life.

Ja, you’re right, there were loads of awesome lines in that movie. I know, you’ve probably forgotten the other awesome lines.

Yes, we all remember Jack Nicholson’s line that goes, “You can’t handle the truth!” Good. Well done.

But not many remember the main big massive line delivered by Jack. The Insurance Broker and The Fabrics Guy think they’ve got it taped – but they both know deep down inside that no-one delivers it quite like Rothers. David Veary will verify that.

I’m referring, of course, to:

Colonel Nathan Jessep: You have to ask me nicely. You see, Danny, I can deal with the bullets and the bombs and the blood. I don’t want money and I don’t want medals. What I do want is for you to stand there in that faggotty white uniform and with your Harvard mouth extend me some fucking courtesy! [pause] You gotta ask me nicely.

I know. Isn’t it great?

A Few Good Men
[Probably available at DVD Nouveau]

I once called The Insurance Guy at his office. Now he’s obviously the main guy there and is therefore not shy to give it the big “no further calls for the afternoon, thank you Margeret.”

[The name Margeret has been invented to protect the name of the imbecile working there at the time.]

So I called called his office and I’m told, “Mr. Neville is not available at the moment.”

Not used to being blocked I could only respond with the panic vibe, “Ok, look, he WILL want to speak to me. Seriously, I know this game. I know he is there. He just texted me.”

She called my bluff, “no, really, Mr. Neville is not here right now. Would you like to leave a message?”

“Sure,” I said – and I gave her a message.

I got a call from our boy a few hours later and he described the message she (clearly not familiar with the movie) popped on his desk. It was one of those special pads that had a heading for each line.

It read:

TELEPHONE MESSAGE

The following person called:

NAME : Colonel Nathan R Jessep

PHONE : His Guantanamo Bay number

REGARDING: ‘Santiago’

It’s a beautiful vibe to go for.

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