Hi. I don't know what it is about me and employment, we start out together, but sooner or later we reach the fork in the road. Usually sooner.

— Rocky Fortune (Frank Sinatra)

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10 seconds sound clip from the Rocky Fortune - Oyster Shucker (Ep. 1) classic radio drama series episode.

You can hear this line at 00:00:49 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- Frank Sinatra, transcribed as Rocky Fortune.

- Frank Sinatra, who stars as that footloose and frequently unemployed young gentleman, Rocky Fortune.

- Hi. I don't know what it is about me and employment, we start out together, but sooner or later we reach the fork in the road. Usually sooner.

- You take last week, the employment agency sent me out on the job as an oyster shucker. But somebody tried to serve me up on a half shell with a real crazy cocktail sauce: blood.

- Pardon me, is this the 50 Fathoms Clam House?

- Yes. Is there something I can do for you?

- That's the best offer I've had all day.

- We'll have a table in a minute. Would you care to look at the menu?

[...]

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