What kept, I say, what kept you, son? I can't hold my breath forever. I'm not a fish. I gotta breathe air. My lungs crave air.

— Foghorn Leghorn (Mel Blanc)

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9 seconds sound clip from the Foghorn Leghorn - A Fractured Leghorn (1950) Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies theatrical short.

You can hear this line at 00:05:19.270 in the DVD version of the film.

Quote context

[...]

- What are you doing, I say, what are you doing with the pump? Pumping for oil? You're crazy, boy. There's no oil in this ground.

- Stand up, son. You're falling all over yourself.

- There's no oil 500 miles of here. Geology of the ground's all wrong. Even if there was oil, you'd need a drill, not a tire pump.

- Now you're down again. You gotta learn to stand on your own feet, boy. I may not always be around to help you.

- Boy's got a mouth like a cannon, always shooting it off.

- What kept, I say, what kept you, son? I can't hold my breath forever. I'm not a fish. I gotta breathe air. My lungs crave air.

- You gotta think of things like that, boy. A little consideration for me.

- Now you're down again.

- I don't want to be hoggish about this, so I'll tell you what. Let's divide the worm. Now we'll draw, I say, we'll draw a line and bisect him.

- Now all on that side of the line is yours. I'll take all on this side.

[...]

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