FW: Commendatory cursing; "we-all's"

[Benjamin Zimmer]

On 4/13/07, Mullins, Bill AMRDEC <Bill.Mullins at us.army.mil> wrote:
>
> See also Quentin Tarantino's upcoming WWII film, "Inglorious Bastards" (named
> after a 1970's WWII movie of the same name).
>
> Isn't there a line in the move "Patton" that goes, "Rommel, you magnificent
> bastard, I read your book!!".?
>
> Seems to be a military connection . . .

"The Magnificent Bastards" is the nickname for the 2nd Battalion of
the 4th Marine Regiment. (It was also the name of a short-lived rock
band with Scott Weiland of the Stone Temple Pilots.)


--Ben Zimmer

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