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<i>Now can you believe it?</i>

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<i>After only five years of playing football,[br]I got a college degree.</i>

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Congratulations, son.

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<i>Mama was so proud.</i>

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Forrest, I'm so proud of you.[br]Here, I'll hold this for you.

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Congratulations, son.

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Have you given any thought[br]to your future?

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Thought?

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Hello, I'm Forrest. Forrest Gump.

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Nobody gives a hunk of shit[br]who you are, fuzzball!

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You're not even a low-life,[br]scum-sucking maggot!

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Get your faggotty ass on the bus.[br]You're in the Army now!

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This seat's taken.

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Taken.

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<i>At first, it seemed like[br]I made a mistake,</i>

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<i>seeing how it was only my induction day</i>

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<i>and I was already getting yelled at.</i>

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You can sit down if you want to.

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<i>I didn't know who I might meet,[br]or what they might ask.</i>

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You ever been on a real shrimp boat?

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No, but I been on a real big boat.

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I'm talking about[br]a shrimp-catching boat.

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I've been working[br]on shrimp boats all my life.

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I started out on my uncle's boat,[br]that's my mama's brother,

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when I was about maybe nine.

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I was just looking into buying a boat[br]of my own and got drafted.

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My given name is Benjamin Buford Blue.[br]People call me Bubba.

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Just like one of them old redneck boys.[br]Can you believe that?

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My name's Forrest Gump.[br]People call me Forrest Gump.

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<i>So, Bubba was from[br]Bayou La Batre, Alabama,</i>

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<i>and his mama cooked shrimp,</i>

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<i>and her mama before her[br]cooked shrimp,</i>

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<i>and her mama before her mama[br]cooked shrimp, too.</i>

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<i>Bubba's family knew everything</i>

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<i>there was to know[br]about the shrimping business.</i>

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I know everything there is to know[br]about the shrimping business.

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Matter of fact, I'm going into[br]the shrimping business for myself

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after I get out the Army.

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Okey.

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Gump! What's your sole purpose[br]in this Army'?

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To do whatever you tell me,[br]Drill Sergeant!

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God damn it, Gump![br]You're a goddamn genius!

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That's the most outstanding answer[br]I've ever heard.

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You must have a goddamn IQ of 160!

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You are goddamn gifted, Private Gump!

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Listen up, people!

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<i>Now, for some reason, I fit in[br]the Army like one of them round pegs.</i>

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<i>It's not really hard.</i>

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<i>You just make your bed real neat[br]and remember to stand up straight,</i>

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<i>and always answer every question[br]with, "Yes, Drill Sergeant!"</i>

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Is that clear?

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- Yes, Drill Sergeant![br]- Yes, Drill Sergeant!

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What you do is, you just drag[br]your nets along the bottom.

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On a good day, you can catch over[br]100 pounds of shrimp.

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If everything goes all right,[br]two men shrimping 10 hours,

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less what you spend on gas, you can...

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- Done, Drill Sergeant![br]- Gump!

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Why did you put that weapon[br]together so quickly, Gump'?

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You told me to, Drill Sergeant.

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Jesus H. Christ,[br]this is a new company record.

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If it wouldn't be a waste[br]of such a damn fine enlisted man,

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I'd recommend you for OCS,[br]Private Gump.

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You are gonna be[br]a general some day, Gump.

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Now, disassemble your weapon[br]and continue!

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Anyway, like I was saying,[br]shrimp is the fruit of the sea.

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You can barbecue it,[br]boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it.

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There's shrimp kebabs, shrimp Creole...

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...shrimp gumbo, pan fried,[br]deep fried, stir fried.

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There's pineapple shrimp,[br]lemon shrimp,

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coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp...

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...shrimp soup, shrimp stew,[br]shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes,

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shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich...

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That's... That's about it.

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<i>Night time in the Army[br]is a lonely time.</i>

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<i>We'd lay there in our bunks[br]and I'd miss my mama.</i>

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<i>And I'd miss Jenny.</i>