I didn't stay home for long
because I'd made a promise to Bubba, and I always try to keep my promise,
so I went on down to Bayou La Batre to meet Bubba's family.
Are you crazy or just plain stupid?
- Stupid is as stupid does, Mrs Blue. - I guess.
And, of course, I paid my respect to Bubba himself.
Hey, Bubba. It's me, Forrest Gump.
I remember everything you said, and I got it all figured out.
I'm taking $24,562.47 that I got,
that's left after a new haircut and a new suit
and I took Mama out to a real fancy dinner,
and I bought a bus ticket, and three Dr Peppers.
Tell me something. Are you stupid or something?
Stupid is as stupid does, sir.
That's what's left after me saying,
"When I was in China on the All-America ping-pong team,
"I just loved playing ping-pong
"with my Flex-o-lite ping-pong paddle,"
which everybody knows isn't true,
but Mama said it was just a little white lie, it wasn't hurting nobody.
So anyway, I'm putting all that on gas, ropes,
and new nets and a brand-new shrimping boat.
Bubba told me everything he knew about shrimping,
but you know what I found out?
Shrimping is tough.
I only caught five.
A couple more, you can have yourself a cocktail.
You ever think about naming this old boat?
It's bad luck to have a boat without a name.
I'd never named a boat before,
but there was only one I could think of,
the most beautiful name in the wide world.