Whatever it was that did this deliberately destroyed the radio. It had to be deliberate. Every piece of wiring has been ripped out and chopped to bits.
8 seconds sound clip from the Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:28:43.427 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Whatever it was must've damaged the wiring. Light one of the kerosene lamps, will you, honey?
- Food.
- But not much considering the size of the thing that did all of this.
- I guess there's no point in waiting for the rest to get back.
- The storm should've let up enough for me to get through to the navy now. Come on.
- Well, all I can say is why wasn't I invited to the party?
- Not funny, eh? Well, that's as it should be.
- Do you think you can fix it?
- Fix it? I'll need a whole new outfit from the bottom up.
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