- What'd you do before the war, Fred?
- I was a fountain attendant.
- A what?
- Soda jerk. Oh.
- Surprised?
- Yes, a little. I bet you mixed up a fine ice cream soda.
- You're darn right. I was an expert behind that fountain.

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19 seconds sound clip from the The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:03:00.626 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- We don't know yet.

- When he wakes up, you can tell him for me, I think he's a pretty lucky guy.

- Thank you, Fred.

- Goodbye, Milly, and thanks a lot for everything.

- Among my souvenirs, among my...

- What'd you do before the war, Fred?

- I was a fountain attendant.

- Soda jerk. Oh.

- Yes, a little. I bet you mixed up a fine ice cream soda.

- You're darn right. I was an expert behind that fountain.

- I used to toss a scoop of ice cream in the air adjust for wind drift, velocity, altitude, and, wham, in the cone every time. I figure that's where I really learned to drop bombs.

- What do you think you'll do now?

- I'm not going back to that drugstore.

- Somehow or other, I can't figure myself getting excited about a root beer float.

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