You know you're a Gomer Pyle fanatic when . . .
1. . . . you name your kids after characters on the show
2. . . . you whip out a pad and pencil and give someone the third degree when they happen to mention they like the show
3. . . . you change your phone number so the last four digits read "USMC"
4. . . . you hang a plaque outside your house reading "1st Platoon, B Company"
5. . . . you scribble your fave char's name all over your mousepad and any other place handy
6. . . . you play the theme song at parties
7. . . . you look through the phone book for people with the name of a character
8. . . . you create your own char for the show with yourself in mind
9. . . . you memorize the license number of a car on the show and then give it to your own car
10. . . . you literally bounce off the walls and cheer when the show comes on
11. . . . you start tapping out the show's theme on your computer keys
12. . . . you call your boss Sgt. Carter or Col. Gray and don't even seem to realize it
13. . . . you try to contact Sgt. Hacker to come prepare meals at your house
14. . . . you call your fave radio station and request the theme song
15. . . . you try to find a real Bluebird Cafe to dine at
16. . . . you hand everyone you pass on the street a card stating your love for the show
17. . . . you roll on the floor and have a fit if the TV station pre-empts the show
18. . . . you get a lucky Troll doll
19. . . . you're in the Marines and want to be transferred to Camp Henderson
20. . . . you trim the hedges to spell out your fave char's name
21. . . . you want to marry your fave char
22. . . . you tell your boss that you saw a flying saucer
23. . . . you write "Home of a Gomer Pyle, USMC Fanatic" directly on your door and add "Contact me if you have any news on the show or if you're a fellow fanatic!"
24. . . . you say you'll only buy your odds-and-ends from Friendly Freddy
25. . . . you can't concentrate on your work at all if you didn't watch an ep of the show first
26. . . . you suggest your town erect a statue of your fave char
27. . . . you make one yourself and erect it in the town square
28. . . . you want to shape your house to look like the barracks or Col. Gray's house
29. . . . you fix your apartment up to look just like Bunny's or Lou-Ann's
30. . . . you write inside every book you own "This is the property of a Gomer Pyle, USMC fanatic," and sometimes you have to remind yourself not to write it in a library book
31. . . . you look for jokes in magazines and joke books that sound like exchanges between your fave chars
32. . . . you write a long love poem and dedicate it to your fave char
33. . . . you're always on the lookout for new love songs to sing to your fave char
34. . . . your computer password is the name of your fave char
35. . . . you have a temper tantrum when a memorabilia store doesn't have Gomer Pyle stuff
36. . . . your computer screensaver consists of photos from the show and your wallpaper is a pic of your fave scene or character
37. . . . you can recite an entire episode by memory
38. . . . you've actually read through this whole list!
