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''He's from Georgia, and he doesn't speak the language very well."''|'''[[Tom Lehrer]]''', It Makes A Fellow Proud To Be A Soldier}} |
''He's from Georgia, and he doesn't speak the language very well."''|'''[[Tom Lehrer]]''', It Makes A Fellow Proud To Be A Soldier}} |
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Hailing from the [[Deep South]] of the continental United States, he's a stereotypical cigar-chompin' [[Good Ol Boy]] who thinks shootin' and [[Stuff Blowing Up|blowin' stuff up]] is nothing but fun or at least doesn't take it as seriously as others in [[The Squad]]. |
Hailing from the [[Deep South]] of the continental United States, he's a stereotypical cigar-chompin' [[Good Ol' Boy]] who thinks shootin' and [[Stuff Blowing Up|blowin' stuff up]] is nothing but fun or at least doesn't take it as seriously as others in [[The Squad]]. |
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He speaks with a heavy drawl or accent and often peppers his speech with odd euphemisms or folksy sayings that leave others confused or at a loss for words. Should he earn a promotion to officer, this will manifest as addressing his subordinates as "Son" and "Boy". |
He speaks with a heavy drawl or accent and often peppers his speech with odd euphemisms or folksy sayings that leave others confused or at a loss for words. Should he earn a promotion to officer, this will manifest as addressing his subordinates as "Son" and "Boy". |
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He's the foil for any minority or [[New Meat]] soldiers in the unit, as he almost exclusively gets to play the role of the insular xenophobe. |
He's the foil for any minority or [[New Meat]] soldiers in the unit, as he almost exclusively gets to play the role of the insular xenophobe. |
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Even if this character is written as an officer, it is important to remember that this is a class-specific trope. A military officer with southern accent, a good education and a genteel matter is not usually a [[Southern |
Even if this character is written as an officer, it is important to remember that this is a class-specific trope. A military officer with southern accent, a good education and a genteel matter is not usually a [[Southern-Fried Private]], but an attempt by the writer to provide some variety among a group of characters who might otherwise speak and dress pretty much the same. Good examples of this type would be [[The McCoy|"Bones" McCoy]] (DeForest Kelley) on ''[[Star Trek]]'', Surgeon Wilkins (Chill Wills) in the [[John Wayne]] cavalry classic ''Rio Grande'', and Chief Engineer "Trip" Tucker on ''Star Trek: Enterprise''. |
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[[The Idiot From Osaka|Any geographical area of any country that's seen as being a bit backwards]] or woodsy can breed a non-US version of this character. |
[[The Idiot From Osaka|Any geographical area of any country that's seen as being a bit backwards]] or woodsy can breed a non-US version of this character. |
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Despite the title, this trope is not a cross between [[Groin Attack]] and [[Kill It With Fire]]. |
Despite the title, this trope is not a cross between [[Groin Attack]] and [[Kill It With Fire]]. |
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