Gentlemen, to prevent mountain-eating in England, we are raising the license fee to fifty pounds sterling.
9 seconds sound clip from The Goon Show, Series 9, The Mountain Eaters classic radio program.
You can hear this line at 00:14:28 in the radio play.
Quote context
[...]
- I'm sorry, dear, I don't know why you have to carry a chicken around.
- Well, It's the fog. I always carry one when there's a fog.
- What are you talking about? There was no fog today.
- Well, this isn't a fog chicken.
- Get on with the meeting! I've got a cricket ball to catch!
- Oh, mate, you've ruined my mountain-eating chances.
- No money for a mountain-eating license.
- No signs of Leonardo da Vinci's fifty pounds back.
[...]