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File: Rumors - Snafu 1943.webm
Author: Friz Freleng
Publisher: US Army/UPA
Year: 1943
PD: PD-USGov
Note: An American 1943 instruction film, designed to inform service personnel and improve troop morale. {{w|Private Snafu}} starts a rumor, which is exaggerated, and a panic breaks out on his base.
Cat: Cartoons, Sound film
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{{Center|{{Xxx-larger|'''PRIVATE'''<br />'''SNAFU'''}}}}
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00:08
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{{Center|{{Xxxx-larger|'''RUMORS'''}}}}
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00:11
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It was a bright sunny day, with the air fresh and clean. Not a rumor was stirring, except—hum—in the latrine.
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00:20
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{{Center|{{Smaller|NEWS}}}}
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00:21
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"Hiho Snafu, what's new?"
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00:24
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"Oh, nothing much. Nice day."
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00:27
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"Nice day for a bombing."
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00:29
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"Yeah! Nice bombing weather. Mmmh—bombing weather—bombing weather!"
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00:37
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Sounds harmless enough—innocent stuff. But let's take a look in, and find out what's cookin'.
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00:44
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"Bombing weather—bombing weather—bombing weather—bombing weather—bombing weather—"
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00:52
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"Just between you and me, pal, I hear we're in for a bombing."
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00:55
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{{Center|{{Fine block|'''HOT'''<br />'''AIR'''}}}}
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00:56
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The hot air is blowing, a rumor is growing.
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01:00
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"There gonna bomb us—there gonna bomb us—hear about the bombing? Hear about the bombing? They bombed us!"
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01:11
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"Did you hear about the terrible bombing last night?"
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01:15
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"Well, I heard it on good authority that the patrollers{{Bar|2}}"
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01:24
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Ballon juice its foaming—but—it makes nice bologna. That's right, exaggerated, stretched, multiplied!
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01:39
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Now shoot off your face!
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01:45
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And bologna is flying all over the place!
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01:47
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"The Japs—[…]—the Italians—[…]—and Germany{{Bar|3}}"
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01:51
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"We're scary of the war!"
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01:53
{{ft/d|
"Yeah! They blasted hell on Brooklyn Bridge!"
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01:56
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"Coney Island was wiped out."
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01:58
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"What's the matter with our planes? They popped them off like kites."
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02:02
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"Ten parachute troops landed right on the White House lawn!"
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02:05
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"The Florida coast is lousy what invasion barges!"
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02:08
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{{Center|{{X-smaller|MUSTARD}}}}
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02:17
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"Just a minute, bud. Did you know that we have nothin' to fight with, that our shells are all dudes?"
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02:32
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"And furthermore the Japs are in California!"
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02:46
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"Ooohwoooo! wait until yooou see their newww secret weapon!"
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03:01
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"This may surprise you, but, they're attacking that very camp!"
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03:12
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"Hahahahaha! You can't go here! You can't get away! Hahahahaha! Hahahahaha! You can't get away! Hahahahaha!"
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03:24
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Don't rush yourself! Surrender!"
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03:27
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"Hahahahaha!"
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03:29
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"The British are quitting!"
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03:34
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"Even the Chinese gave up!"
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03:45
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"It's aaaall over—we've loooost the war."
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03:51
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{{Border|{{Larger|'''QUARANTINE'''}}
<p>THIS CAMP HAS<br />'''RUMOR-ITIS'''</p>|maxwidth=11em|bthickness=6px|align=center}}
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03:57
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{{Border|{{Fine block|PADDED<br />CELL {{Sup|{{u|{{sc|no}}}}}}13}}|maxwidth=8em|bthickness=4px|align=center}}
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03:58
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"Hahahahaha! Rumors! Hohohohoho! Bllbllbll! Nice weather for a rumor, ain't it? Hahahahaha! Hahahahaha!"
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04:15
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{{Block center|{{X-larger block|Sees{{Gap|4em}}Hears
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Knows{{Gap|4em}}Nothing}}}}
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