- I object.
- Oh, you object. On what grounds?
- I couldn't think of anything else to say.
- Objection sustained.
- Your Excellency, you sustained the objection?
- Sure, I couldn't think of anything else to say either. Why don't you object?
— Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho Marx), Chicolini (Chico Marx)
12 seconds sound clip from the Duck Soup (1933) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:50:34.390 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Here, take this bottle back and get two cents for it.
- Chicolini, I bet you eight to one, we find you guilty.
- That's a no good. I can get 10 to one at the barbershop.
- Chicolini, you're charged with high treason. And if found guilty, you'll be shot.
- Oh, you object. On what grounds?
- I couldn't think of anything else to say.
- Your Excellency, you sustained the objection?
- Sure, I couldn't think of anything else to say either. Why don't you object?
- Chicolini, when were you born?
- I don't remember. I was just a little baby.
- Isn't it true you tried to sell Freedonia's secret war code and plans?
- Sure, I sold a code and two pair of plans.
- Now I'll bet you 20 to one we find you guilty.
[...]