Yeah. Well, let's see. If you're offering 10000, that means you've been authorized to go to 25. And if you're authorized to go to 25, that means they're willing to go to 50. So why don't we skip all preliminaries and start at 50000?

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15 seconds sound clip from the The Fortune Cookie (1966) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:40:05 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- Sorry. Things are a little messy around here. You see, my secretary got married.

- Yeah, 10 years ago, to me.

- Sit down. Sit down. Here you are.

- Now, what's your problem, gentlemen?

- Well, Consolidated Insurance would like to wrap up the Hinkle case before the first of the year, simply as a matter of bookkeeping.

- Mind you, it's against our advice, but on their behalf, we are prepared to offer you $10000.

- Yeah. Well, let's see. If you're offering 10000, that means you've been authorized to go to 25. And if you're authorized to go to 25, that means they're willing to go to 50. So why don't we skip all preliminaries and start at 50000?

- That's not acceptable.

- Hey, would you gentleman like to have some instant coffee?

- We'd like to have an instant decision.

- We might go as high as 25000.

- What's your hurry, gentlemen? We'll all have our day in court. I'm perfectly willing to leave the decision to a jury... 12 good men and true.

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Before we're through with them, we'll have them begging for mercy. -Who's them? -That I haven't figured out yet. But don't go away. I'll think of an angle.

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Actors: Jack Lemmon (Harry Hinkle), Walter Matthau (Whiplash Willie Gingrich), Ron Rich (Boom Boom Jackson), Judi West (Sandy Hinkle)

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