I should have listened to my mother and become a bookie.
5 seconds sound clip from the The Fortune Cookie (1966) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:34:16 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- We don't want anybody to think we're suing just to line our own pockets.
- Something important just came up. I better take this tape down to O'Brien, Thompson, and Kincaid.
- I should have listened to my mother and become a bookie.
- Shouldn't handicapped have two p's?
- Two p's? I typed it myself, trying to save a little money. After all, it's a nonprofit organization.
- You're not disappointed, are you?
- Reupholstering the couch. I guess it'll have to wait.
- So what? I think it's a wonderful thing you're doing. And I'm very proud of you.
- Well, I better be getting back to the office. I'm expecting an important phone call.
- 83000 matches... I hope it doesn't rain.
[...]
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