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10:25 May 23, 2002 |
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| Selected response from: Barbara Østergaard Denmark Local time: 21:54 | ||||||
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5 +1 | Billy or Nullet |
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5 | Jens Fup |
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5 -1 | Gomer Pyle |
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4 -1 | Full Metal Jacket |
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Gomer Pyle Explanation: Nej, ikke en tegneseriefigur. Gomer Pyle optræder i Full Metal Jacket, og hvis du foretager en søgning på Google på "Full Metal Jacket" + "Gomer Pyle" vil du få en række links, der beskriver såvel film som Gomer Pyle-rollen. Så vidt jeg husker, lidt af en "hillbilly" ;o) |
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Full Metal Jacket Explanation: Sorry, I can't give you an explanation in Danish. Gomer Pyle is a character from the Stanley Kubrick's movie, Full Metal Jacket. Private Gower Pyle, clumsy, he kills himself, at the end . -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-05-23 10:50:00 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- He was an overweight soldier, and becomes the pet victim of the instructor, Sergent X. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-05-23 11:01:47 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- This was the nickname, that\'s true. But everybody called him by that name. |
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Billy or Nullet Explanation: Gomer Pyle is an old American sitcom about a dumb/slow hillbilly soldier that makes life complicated for his sergeant. It can presently be seen on TVNorge, in fact. The closest reference would probably be Billy (aka Beetle Baily), the comic strip character - although Billy is a smart and makes trouble on purpose, while Gomer was a kind fellow that just made a lot of mistakes. Maybe "Nullet" (the Norwegian name of dumb guy in the same comic strip - don't know what he is called in Danish, sorry) would fit better? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-05-23 11:47:13 (GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Er det en Amerikansk referanse, kjenner de aller, aller fleste til Gomer Pyle, som ble sett og fortsatt blir sett av hele familier, i motsetning til FMJ. Mange Amerikanere er oppvokst med tv-serien. Nåja - jeg anser dette som utdebatert - svaret er valgt og jobben går videre :-) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-05-23 11:51:31 (GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Er det en Amerikansk referanse, kjenner de aller, aller fleste til Gomer Pyle, som ble sett og fortsatt blir sett av hele familier, i motsetning til FMJ. Mange Amerikanere er oppvokst med tv-serien. Nåja - jeg anser dette som utdebatert - svaret er valgt og jobben går videre :-) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-05-23 11:52:11 (GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Beklager! Skal aldri mer ta RELOAD! Hehe! Reference: http://www.timvp.com/gomer.html |
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Jens Fup Explanation: Gomer Pyle er den figur der på dansk hedder Jens Fup i tegneserien 'Basserne' af Mort Walker. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-05-23 15:19:00 (GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Nej, sorry, det var Mariannes reference jeg tænkte på. Men Jens Fup og Private Pyle minder en del om hinanden (som hun også pointerer). Den anden figur hun tænker på, Nullet, hedder Fjotte i den danske udgave. |
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