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* [[Brick Joke]]: Bubba's momma serving dinner, then being served to.
** At the beginning of the movie, Forrest tries to get to know the bus driver, Dorothy Harris, because his mother has told him not to take rides from strangers and , Forrest being as dense as he is, to him introducing themselves won't make them strangers anymore. At the end, {{spoiler|Forrest Jr. immediately says upon being greeted onto the bus: "You're Dorothy Harris, and I'm Forrest Gump."}}
*** there was an even funnier call back to it where he introduces himself to the Army Bus driver, who rather than give his name, yells at him to get him on the bus.
** When Forrest first ventures out in Nam with Lt. Dan's platoon. Dan orders them to get down and shut up. Forrest takes the time in his narration to introduce his fellow soldiers, with Tex being the last one introduced. When Forrest is later searching for Bubba, Tex is the first wounded soldier he finds and rescues.
* [[Buffy-Speak]]: Forrest's general [[Verbal Tic]]. This leads to a nice [[Historical In-Joke]] when he ends up being a shareholder in "some sort of fruit company" (Apple Computers).
* [[Calling Your Bathroom Breaks]]: Forrest announces this while meeting JFK of all people...