I have seen The Longest Day many times over the years. However, it has always puzzled me what the U.S. Army cook is saying to the men as he serves them in the chow line in one of the scenes prior to the invasion. It almost sounds like gibberish, but it has to be something. Can anyone shed light on this small detail and save me from a lifetime of wondering?
shareI believe he is saying "lap it up, shake the lead " or "slap it up, shake the lead" in my experience . The cooks didn't have a set chant for mealtime. We all know the "come and get it" one. But the above is open to interpretation. May have been improv. Anyone else got ideas.... I will watch and listen again...
shareSnap it up, shake a leg
shake a leg
phrase of shake
1.
informal
make a start; rouse oneself.
"come on, shake a leg"
The closed captioning incorrectly has it as "check the lid." Which doesn't make any sense.
The subtitles in the flick are really fruity: Remember Richard Todd shouting 'UP THE OX & BUCKS!"? It was captioned, "Up the Action Backs!" which of course makes no sense whatsoever.
Why can't you wretched prey creatures understand that the Universe doesn't owe you anything!?
And "up the ox and bucks" does? I just checked my captions and it's "Up the action, mates!"
shareWell it sort of does...The 'Ox & Bucks' is the parent regiment of the commandos:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxfordshire_and_Buckinghamshire_Light_Infantry
Why can't you wretched prey creatures understand that the Universe doesn't owe you anything!?