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  • Christoph Walts is the easiest guess for winning best supporting actor in 82nd Academy Award nominations list after playing the cold blooded charismatic colonel.

    2010 Oscar Nominations Announced; AVATAR and THE HURT LOCKER Lead with 9 Noms Each – Collider.com 2010

  • Some of these 'Walts' - named after the fantasist character in James Thurber's short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - have gone so far as to wearing medals they've bought on eBay, and walked side by side with real veterans in remembrance parades.

    Army Rumour Service 2009

  • Some of these 'Walts' - named after the fantasist character in James Thurber's short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - have gone so far as to wearing medals they've bought on eBay, and walked side by side with real veterans in remembrance parades.

    Army Rumour Service 2009

  • I propose we use the term Walter Mitty to refer to these people or even shorten it to "Walts"

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • The thing I remember most is that before embarking to Angola the author sat in a hotel bar listening to what would be termed "Walts" especially the bloke who was in the glider that crash landed in to the battle Dien Bien Phu in 1958

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • I propose we use the term Walter Mitty to refer to these people or even shorten it to "Walts"

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • The thing I remember most is that before embarking to Angola the author sat in a hotel bar listening to what would be termed "Walts" especially the bloke who was in the glider that crash landed in to the battle Dien Bien Phu in 1958

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • I propose we use the term Walter Mitty to refer to these people or even shorten it to "Walts"

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • The thing I remember most is that before embarking to Angola the author sat in a hotel bar listening to what would be termed "Walts" especially the bloke who was in the glider that crash landed in to the battle Dien Bien Phu in 1958

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • The thing I remember most is that before embarking to Angola the author sat in a hotel bar listening to what would be termed "Walts" especially the bloke who was in the glider that crash landed in to the battle Dien Bien Phu in 1958

    Army Rumour Service 2010

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