# Forrest Gump question...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forrest-gump-question/92857>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 12, 2001, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forrest-gump-question/92857 "2001-11-12T03:30:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![cheezit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@cheezit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheezit)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forrest-gump-question/92857/1 "2001-11-12T03:30:08Z")

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In the movie Forrest Gmp, there is a scene where he is at an anti-war demonstration in Washington DC. The scene is where Forrest meets up with Jenny again. My question is this. Who is the guy on the stage (I think wearing a flag shirt) supposed to be? He is the one that uses the “F” word all the time. I have heard that it is supposed to be Abby Hoffman but don’t know for sure. Anybody know?

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**Author:** ![cheezit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@cheezit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheezit)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forrest-gump-question/92857/2 "2001-11-12T03:31:50Z")

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Well pooey. That should be Forrest G **u** mp. That will teach me to not preview.

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**Author:** ![Heath\_Doolin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Heath\_Doolin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heath_Doolin)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forrest-gump-question/92857/3 "2001-11-12T04:43:12Z")

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Yea its Abbie Hoffman.

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**Author:** ![Niobium\_Knight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bc8723/32.png) [@Niobium\_Knight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Niobium_Knight)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forrest-gump-question/92857/4 "2001-11-12T07:34:27Z")

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Forrest Gimp 🙂

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forrest-gump-question/92857/5 "2001-11-12T14:31:45Z")

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Knight,

Don’t make me go medieval on you. 🙂  
Another vote for Abbie.  
Or was it Lenny Bruce…