- Critical situations only become crises when oxen and women get excited.
- I see.

— Leiningen (William Conrad)

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9 seconds sound clip from the Leiningen Versus the Ants (1948) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:09:17 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- Here, come along. We'll go up on the high ground where the buildings are. We can get a view from there.

- I didn't see any women or children around the plantation, or any animals.

- Yes, that's right. Moved them across the river.

- Then even you think there is danger?

- Not because of danger. A matter of efficiency.

- Efficiency?

- Yes, cuts down on the efficiency of the men if they're worried about their families.

- Critical situations only become crises when oxen and women get excited.

- I see.

- Ah, here we are. See this ditch?

- It's much smaller than the others.

- You've noticed how all the buildings are on this piece of high ground. This inner ditch surrounds them. It's lined with concrete.

- But even filled with water, this is no barrier. It's not big enough.

- Why, if the ants get this far, they'll...

- They'll get no farther.

[...]

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