erated to the point of ridiculous. Never take your eyes off the ball. A good expression meaning "always pay careful attention" Ping Pong made me look like a duck in water. To be "like a duck in water" is to look totally natural. I'm nothing but a legless freak. A strong word meaning a very abnormal or deformed person. You cheated me! I had a destiny. A very important word, in this movie, and in life in general: A predetermined course of events, or fate, beyond human control. I was supposed to die in the fields with honor. You cheated me out of it. "With honor" became critical words to American politicians in the 1960s: President Nixon said he wanted peace, but only "with honor." Honor is another word for respect or dignity. You've been awarded the Medal of Honor. A "medal" is a piece of metal that serves as an award: The Congressional Medal of Honor is awarded to soldiers for great courage. A candid speech on the need for escalation of the war in Vietnam. "Candid" is a way to say completely honest or frank. In a military context, "escalation" is another word for expansion or increase. This is a reference to a speech by President Johnson, who was rarely candid about the Vietnam War. God damn, son, that's a surprise. Note that "god damn" can occasionally stand without "it" or a noun, but it's still a crude way to express emotions such as surprise or anger. Forrest Goes to Washington, and finds a nation in turmoil. He also finds Jenny. Some of these people were loud and pushy. A good adjective meaning aggressive, or too assertive. He likes to say the F-word a lot. The expression that very proper people use to refer to "fuck." For some reason, they'd cheer. A good expression implying that it's not clear why something was done. Come on, man! Here, meaning "scream louder!" The war in Viet-fucking-nam! Another colorful example of how versatile people can be in their use of the "F-word." It's rarely used as an inter-syllabic adjective, but there it is! That's right on, man. You said it all! "Right on" is a very 60s (old-fashioned!) way to say great, or more colloquially, cool. "You said it all" is a useful little expression meaning "You said everything that needs to be said." Get your white ass away from that window! A crude way to simply say "get away from that window," in this case spoken by a radical black nationalist. He's cool, man. A 60s colloquial adjective that still survives, meaning simply "good." Were here to protect our black leaders from the racial onslaught of the pigs. Radical rhetoric: An "onslaught" is a violent attack, and a "pig" is a very insulting but not uncommon way to refer to the police. Who's the baby killer? In the 1960s, those opposed to
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