And then the temperature dropped so fast that the lake just froze right there. And the... The ducks, they... Flew off, you see, and they took that lake with 'em.
15 seconds sound clip from the Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:50:16.010 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Tell me the one about the lake.
- The one that used to be here.
- I know that, fool. Tell me anyway. Tell me the story.
- One time, there was this lake. And it was right outside of town.
- We used to go fishing and swimming and canoeing in it.
- And see, one November, this big flock of ducks came in and landed on that lake.
- And... Now they say that lake is somewhere over in Georgia. Can you imagine?
- It's all right, honey. Let her go.
- You know, Miss Ruth was a lady. And a lady always knows when to leave.
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