1. A character on the Andy Griffith Show, later on Gomer Pyle,
U.S.M.C. Known for the expression "Shazamm!"
2. An insulting nickname for a
Marine, esp. a
Marine who is prone to screwing up. Made famous in the movie Full Metal Jacket.
1. (Pyle is trying to remember the secret password, Lima Tango)
Gomer Pyle: Don't tell me, don't tell me. It's a bean, it's a bean... Lima.
Sgt. Carter: Lima what Pyle?
Gomer Pyle: Uhhhh... it's a
dance, it's a
dance... starts with T... I know- Lima Turkey Trot.
2.
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: What's your name
fat-body?
Private
Gomer Pyle: Sir, Leonard Lawrence, sir.
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: Lawrence? Lawrence what of Arabia?
Private
Gomer Pyle: Sir, No, sir.
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: That name sounds like royalty are
you royalty?
Private Gomer Pyle: Sir, No, sir.
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: Do you suck dicks?
Private Gomer Pyle: Sir, No, sir.
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: Bullshit. I bet you could suck a golfball through a garden hose.
Private Gomer Pyle: Sir, No, sir.
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: I don't like the name Lawrence, only faggots and sailors are called Lawrence. From now on you're Gomer Pyle.
