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Aaagh, I have been forced to live with a fifteen shilling a week suit. I in the jacket, and Eccles in the trousers.

11 seconds sound clip from The Goon Show, Series 9, The Mountain Eaters classic radio program.

You can hear this line at 00:15:01 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- Gentlemen, to prevent mountain-eating in England, we are raising the license fee to fifty pounds sterling.

- Oh, mate, you've ruined my mountain-eating chances.

- A mountain-eating stand-in!

- No money for a mountain-eating license.

- No signs of Leonardo da Vinci's fifty pounds back.

- Aaagh, I have been forced to live with a fifteen shilling a week suit. I in the jacket, and Eccles in the trousers.

- Open the window!

- Now, I'll start my new diary. What's it say here? Tuesday the second. What will I write? Ah, today is Saturday. Oh, no, I don't know what to write. Today... Ah, that's it. Today I heard a knock on the door.

- Is this a record?

- No, it's me, you twit! Open up you twit. I'm freezing out here.

- Good evening sir. Is you the man who just opened the door?

- Yes, I am, lad.

- What a memory you've got.

- Ah, yes, yes. I remember things, you know, Magna Carta 1215...

[...]

The Goon Show Sound Clip

The Goon Show RadioQuotes with sound clips from The Goon Show radio comedy programme produced and broadcast by the BBC from 1951 to 1960.

Actors: Peter Sellers (Bloodnok / Bluebottle/ Grytpype-Thynne), Spike Milligan (Eccles / Minnie Bannister), Harry Secombe (Neddie Seagoon)

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