Being based at the moment in Sonora State in Mexico and this being my first summer, those immortal words in Robin William’s film Good Morning, Vietnam keep coming to mind. Here’s an excerpt from the script that covers that exchange between Adrian Cronauer (RW) and Roosevelt, somewhere out in the jungle.
Hey, uh, hi.
Can you help me? What’s your name?
“My name’s Roosevelt E. Roosevelt.”Roosevelt, what town are you stationed
in?. “I’m stationed in Poontang.”Well, thank you, Roosevelt.
What’s the weather like out there?“It’s hot. Damn hot!
Real hot!Hottest things is my shorts.
I could cook things in it.
A little crotch pot cooking.”Well, can you tell me what it feels
like. “Fool, it’s hot! I told you again!Were you born on the sun?
It’s damn hot!I saw– It’s so damn hot,
I saw little guys, their orange
robes burst into flames.It’s that hot!
Do you know what I’m talking about.”What do you think it’s going to be like
tonight? “It’s gonna be hot and wet!That’s nice if you’re with a lady,
but it ain’t no good
if you’re in the jungle.”Thank you, Roosevelt. Here’s a song
coming your way right now.
Anyway, here’s an antidote to anyone suffering from the heat.
By Paul Handover
Learning from Dogs 