Dubya

[Talisker]

Ben, Zarathustra, CindySue, even you guys might find this funny:

Dubya (http://www.dubyamovie.com)

"Now that's not Episcopalian!"

(if it's downloading slow, I'll leave a copy up here (http://www.ao7.net/dubya-large.mov) over the weekend)

[noun]

So I went to IMDB to check out some facts about Don Knotts. Holy shit, check this out:


Veteran of the Second World War who was awarded the World War II Victory Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (with 4 bronze service stars), Army Good Conduct Medal, Marksman Badge (with Carbine Bar) and Honorable Service Lapel Pin.

:shock:

[Mark Asher]

Ha ha -- apparently Barney Fife was a lot deadlier than anyone knew.

[Talisker]

Now I'm hoping we'll discover someday that Don Knotts was actually the CIA's top agent, even deadlier than Chuck Barris.

[Matthew Gallant]

Not that Don Knotts isn't a total badass, but none of those are combat medals.

[Kyle Wilson]

http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/knotts.asp


Although the U.S. was in the midst of fighting World War II at the time, Don Knotts saw no combat (and was certainly not a drill sergeant) — he was tapped for a special services unit and spent his hitch touring the Pacific Islands to entertain troops as a comedian in a G.I. variety show.

Apparently you get a lot of medals for that.

[Alan Dunkin]

As anyone who's been in the military knows, you get a badge for being in the service during times of conflict, for being in a theater of conflict, etc. It's not hard to accumulate that stuff if you happen to be in an active tour.

--- Alan