re: #562 LudwigVanQuixote

Rules for survival in a war movie:

1) Never pass around a photo of your sweetheart, while you smile beatifically and tell your buddies how you’re gonna get married as soon as this damn war is over. At that point, your life expectancy can be measured in minutes.

2) Never, EVER, say, “Indians/Japanese/Germans/[fill in enemy here]? Why there isn’t a [fill in enemy here] within a hundred miles of here!” You’re guaranteed to be cut down within seconds.

3) ALWAYS try to be the wisecracking guy from Brooklyn in the platoon. If anyone lives, it’ll be you.