Lad, we have perfected a method of getting a man off the ground under his own power. He needs no other means of propulsion.
12 seconds sound clip from The Goon Show, Series 8, The Space Age classic radio program.
You can hear this line at 00:04:27 in the radio play.
Quote context
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- Good heavens, that last one was close.
- Yes.
- Oh, I see, Just one moment, please.
- Oh yes! We've got a little invention here we call The Deserter's Friend!
- With this gadget you can hide in space.
- Space? But I'm taking up too much already.
- What, what, what, what, what, (turns into chicken noises)
- Successful? Do you hear that, Count?
- Gad! What's this invention called?
- A ladder. Of course I may think of a better name for it later, but...
- No, no, no, ladder's a good name for it.
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