- Look, rube. Suppose you were out horseback riding, and you came to that stream and wanted to ford over. You couldn't make it. It's too deep.
- But what do you want with a Ford if you got a horse?
10 seconds sound clip from the The Cocoanuts (1929) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:48:22.299 in the DVD version of the movie.
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- Now, here is a little peninsula, and here is a viaduct leading over to the mainland.
- I say here is a little peninsula, and here's a viaduct leading over to the mainland.
- I'm not playing Ask Me Another. I say that's a viaduct.
- All right. Why a duck? Why a duck? Why a no chicken?
- It's deep water, that's why a duck. It's deep water.
- But what do you want with a Ford if you got a horse?
- Well, I'm sorry the matter ever came up.
- All I know is that it's a viaduct.
- Well, I was only fooling. I was only fooling.
- They're gonna build a tunnel there in the morning.
- Yes, everything except why a duck.
- Well, that's fine. Then we can go ahead with this thing.
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