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  • Pretty much anything that Sgt. Major Plumley says; amplified by the fact that he doesn't talk much through out the movie, as well as pretty much any situation where a friendly conversation on the battlefield is interrupted by a bullet whizzing by close enough to, say, pass between two men shaking hands, or to shatter the head of a flashlight clipped to an officer's uniform. It's almost a Running Gag.
    Sgt. Savage: Good morning, Sergeant Major!
    SGM Plumley: How do you know what kind of goddamn day it is?
    [later]
    Savage: Beautiful morning, Sergeant Major!
    Plumley: What are you, a fuckin' weatherman now?

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