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Henry Blake : Regimental headquarters, For Your Eyes Only, Top Secret. Is it?
Cpl. Walter 'Radar' O'Reilly : I didn't think so.
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Major Franklin Marion Burns : [walks in to Radar's office, looking around to make sure no one else can hear] Corporal?
Cpl. Walter 'Radar' O'Reilly : [diligently working on a disassembled radio] Sir?
Major Franklin Marion Burns : I want to make a stateside call. it's a New York number. Canal 7-9000.
Cpl. Walter 'Radar' O'Reilly : Uh, yes sir, I'll get on it first thing tomorrow morning.
Major Franklin Marion Burns : Well I don't want it first thing in the morning, I want it first thing now!
Cpl. Walter 'Radar' O'Reilly : Uh, well, I can't get- uh reach them now sir. I'll be calling them yesterday
Major Franklin Marion Burns : That's ridiculous!
Cpl. Walter 'Radar' O'Reilly : Oh, no sir. They're sixteen hours behind us. Our today is their yesterday.
Major Franklin Marion Burns : It's five o'clock in the afternoon!
Cpl. Walter 'Radar' O'Reilly : Well, that's here, sir. Back there, it's one o'clock yesterday morning. Everyone's gone to bed and said, uh, "see you tomorrow!" Which, by the time their tomorrow comes, it'll be our yesterday.
Major Franklin Marion Burns : Isn't it sixteen hours later there?
Cpl. Walter 'Radar' O'Reilly : No sir.
Major Franklin Marion Burns : Well what if it isn't? When will it be now there if it was our today here?
Cpl. Walter 'Radar' O'Reilly : You see, we don't have the same now, sir. By the time their now becomes our now, this'll be then.
Major Franklin Marion Burns : Okay. I think I got a bead on it. In order for me to talk to them at nine o'clock in the morning their time, what time does it have to be our when?
Cpl. Walter 'Radar' O'Reilly : Uh, one o'clock our tomorrow morning will get you nine o'clock their today there, sir.
Major Franklin Marion Burns : Then THAT'S what we'll do!
Cpl. Walter 'Radar' O'Reilly : Yes sir, as soon as I get a circuit. There's a two day wait.
Major Franklin Marion Burns : I can't wait two days! That'll be...
[counts under his breath]
Major Franklin Marion Burns : three days ago!
Cpl. Walter 'Radar' O'Reilly : Right!
