A Southern Yankee (1948)

Charles Dingle: Col. Weatherby

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• Col. Weatherby : Now, if you don't mind, the map, if you please.

  Aubrey Filmore : Oh, the map, the map, the map . .

  [to himself] 

  Aubrey Filmore : The map's in the packle of the bucket with the jeckle. No, the jacket's in the buckle of the pocket with the poodle - the boodle.

  Col. Weatherby : Major Drummond, the map!

  Aubrey Filmore : Yes, the map, the map, the map . .

  [to himself] 

  Aubrey Filmore : The map's in the packle of the bugle with the pickle. No, no. The pocket of the boo - with the bagel. Not the bagel, the bugle, er, the buckle

  [aloud] 

  Aubrey Filmore : That's it, the boot with the buckle.

  [He hands over the wrong document] 

  Aubrey Filmore : I always carry my secret papers in the boot with the buckle. They'd have to kill me to get it, Sir. A soldier always dies with his bookles on, er, his bagels buckled, er, his . . Nice pair of shoes, don't you think?

• Col. Weatherby : That's a wonderful disguise, muh boy. I wish all my officers were as stupid as you.

  Aubrey Filmore : So do I.

  [laughs] 

  Aubrey Filmore : [to the officers]  Nothing personal, gentlemen.

• Col. Weatherby : General Watkins, this is Major Drumman.

  Gen. Watkins : Well, the remarkable Drumman: the whole Southland's idol!

  Aubrey Filmore : "Idle," huh? I wish I had *my* job back, too!