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Friday, January 25, 2019
Sir Douglas Bader
The story goes that, after World War II, he was giving a speech about his experiences at a posh London girl's school. At one point he said,
“So there were two of the fokkers behind me, three fokkers to my right, another fokker on the left…”
At this point, the girls were starting to giggle and the headmistress panicked. She got up and interrupted his talk and told the students, “I think you should know, girls, that the "Fokker" was a type of German plane that was flown during the war. Isn't that right, Group Captain?”
Bader replied: “Well, I'm not exactly sure about that, ma'am, but THESE fokkers were flying Messerschmitts!”
Thursday, January 24, 2019
The Turning Point in "Casablanca"
So he finishes early, he walks across the street to a bar still wearing his costume and his makeup. Couple hours later the director realizes he needs Bogie for one more shot, so he sends a production assistant, sends a kid, to drag Bogie back onto the cafe set.
The Director somehow gets him to the top of the stairs and says, “All I need you to do is look over here and nod.” Bogie nods, in one take, he's done. It's in the movie. When Victor Laslo wants the bandleader to play "La Marseillaise", he looks to Rick for the okay. It's only the turning point for the entire character, where he actually makes a commitment, he joins the cause. And that started everything.
(From NCIS, "Rule 51")
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