BBCNEWS Mel Brooks January 1, 2022 16:39:00
You were recruited, you go into the army. the second world war, in combat, you were there. you're in a high—risk... a lot of ducking, i can tell you. a lot of ducking. you were clearing up landmines and things. yes, i was in normandy and they taught us about booby—traps. "don't pull the chain, look in the water closet, see if there is water and not dynamite. pull the chain, you could go to heaven. teller mines — 45 degree angles with your bayonet, as soon as you hear, ting, tink, tink, yell, "sergeant!" it was big and it could disarm it and it could blow up a tank — so you could imagin...