I don't get this line
Gerry Wright
Susan Cleary wrote:
> From "Last Laugh", season six:
>
> BJ's practical joking friend Leo Bardonaro
> sets him up to take the heat for a stunt
> that he pulled at a hotel in Seoul. As BJ is
> sitting in a jeep, ready to be hauled away
> by the MP's to face charges, he & Hawkeye
> have a brief exchange that I don't understand:
>
> BJ: This whole thing is so stupid!!
> Hawkeye: That's what Dreyfus said!
>
> Who's Dreyfus? What did he say?
Dreyfus was, Alfred Dreyfus, b. Oct. 19, 1859, Mulhouse, Fr. d. July
12, 1935, Paris
French army officer whose trial for treason began a 12-year controversy,
known as the Dreyfus Affair, that deeply marked the political and social
history of the French Third Republic.
Dreyfus was the son of a wealthy Jewish textile manufacturer. In 1882 he
entered the École Polytechnique and decided on a military career. By
1889 he had risen to the rank of captain.
Dreyfus was assigned to the War Ministry when, in 1894, he was accused
of selling military secrets to the German military attaché. He was
arrested on October 15, and on December 22 he was convicted and
sentenced to life imprisonment on the infamous penal colony of Devil's
Island, off the coast of French Guiana. (Information from
<http://www.britannica.com/bcom/eb/article/4/0,5716,31714+1,00.html>)
What he probably said was "I didn't do it"
Gerry Wright
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Susan Cleary
Henry
Wow. That blows my theory. I thought Haweye was talking about Richard
Dreyfuss and his reaction to the "Jaws 2" script.
On Fri, 10 Mar 2000 22:11:22 -0800, Gerry Wright <gdwr...@a.crl.com>
wrote:
Genna Reeney
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| Dreyfus was, Alfred Dreyfus, b. Oct. 19, 1859, Mulhouse, Fr. d. July
| 12, 1935, Paris
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| French army officer whose trial for treason began a 12-year controversy,
| known as the Dreyfus Affair, that deeply marked the political and social
| history of the French Third Republic.
|
| Dreyfus was the son of a wealthy Jewish textile manufacturer. In 1882 he
| entered the École Polytechnique and decided on a military career. By
| 1889 he had risen to the rank of captain.
|
| Dreyfus was assigned to the War Ministry when, in 1894, he was accused
| of selling military secrets to the German military attaché. He was
| arrested on October 15, and on December 22 he was convicted and
| sentenced to life imprisonment on the infamous penal colony of Devil's
| Island, off the coast of French Guiana. (Information from
| <http://www.britannica.com/bcom/eb/article/4/0,5716,31714+1,00.html>)
|
| What he probably said was "I didn't do it"
The celebrated "J'accuse" from Zola is about this case. And just in case it
wasn't clear, Dreyfuss was railroaded. He was not guilty.
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Cheers,
Genna
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anachronism. Hmm,I wonder if there ARE any anach's in MASH episodes.
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ArtVandelay2000
<<<<Keep in mind - the setting is early 50's and any ref to Jaws would be an
anachronism. Hmm,I wonder if there ARE any anach's in MASH episodes.
>>>>
One that comes to mind is Radar's imitation of John Wayne (when the movie
projector breaks). He quotes a movie ("I'm not gonna hit ya....the hell I'm
not" paraphrase) that was released in the 1960's.
George Hiebert
ArtVandelay2000 <artvand...@cs.com> wrote in message
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And don't forget the Godzilla reference. And there's more........
Forbin two
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>> anachronism. Hmm,I wonder if there ARE any anach's in MASH episodes.
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>> One that comes to mind is Radar's imitation of John Wayne (when the movie
>> projector breaks). He quotes a movie ("I'm not gonna hit ya....the hell
>I'm
>> not" paraphrase) that was released in the 1960's.
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>And don't forget the Godzilla reference. And there's more........
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Not to mention many of Margaret's later hair styles!
Forbin