As we say when approaching a tall piece of cheddar, better start from the top.
5 seconds sound clip from the 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:01:20.464 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- If only I could sleep. If only I knew.
- We got trouble, the boss and me. Big trouble.
- I mean, how would you feel if it was only three minutes to Christmas, and you didn't know whether?
- As we say when approaching a tall piece of cheddar, better start from the top.
- The trouble began two months ago when the mailman came.
- Hey, wait a minute, this isn't for us. It's for Santa.
- I spilled that ink. These are the letters we wrote to Santa.
- The letters we wrote to Santa, returned?
- What does that mean, Father?
- That Santa doesn't want our letters.
- But why?
- I don't know, Sarah. I don't know.
[...]