Guadalcanal Diary (1943)

Eddie Acuff: Pvt. Tex Mcllvoy

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• Cpl. Aloysius T. 'Taxi' Potts : Hey, Tex.

  Pvt. Tex Mcllvoy : Yeah?

  Cpl. Aloysius T. 'Taxi' Potts : Hot, ain't it?

  Pvt. Tex Mcllvoy : Yeah. Hotter'n a Texas cattle call in August.

  Gunnery Sgt. Hook Malone : So you think it's hot, do ya?

  Cpl. Aloysius T. 'Taxi' Potts : Yeah.

  Gunnery Sgt. Hook Malone : How'd you like a nice tall glass of ice cold beer?

  Cpl. Aloysius T. 'Taxi' Potts : Beer! Strictly a middle class beverage. The last time I was back in Brooklyn, there was just such a night as this. We was havin' cocktails. My old lady brought 'em in, I took one taste, and boy what a kick. You know what she did?

  Gunnery Sgt. Hook Malone : What?

  Cpl. Aloysius T. 'Taxi' Potts : She took 'em out and put in another slug of gin.

  [smiles] 

  Cpl. Aloysius T. 'Taxi' Potts : What a sweet old lady.