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- Never was victory more certain, little lad.
- Oh... Then why have you got that taxi waiting for you at the end of the trench?

11 seconds sound clip from The Goon Show, Series 9, The Battle of Spion Kop classic radio program.

You can hear this line at 00:19:38 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

(Bugle calls at varying pitches, murmurs of troops taking up positions)

- At dawn under cover of daylight, we took up our positions with our teeth blacked out.

- Every man had his ammunition pouches bulging with offensive military songs and spoons at the ready.

- Right. We'll just have to sit and wait.

- Do you tink we're gonna win, Captain?

- Never was victory more certain, little lad.

- Oh... Then why have you got that taxi waiting for you at the end of the trench?

- Ha ha... Well here's half-a-crown little lad. I think we can forget all about it now.

- No... I can't forget about it... Ahh! I've forgotten about it!

- Now explain to me why you're lying down two-inches below the level of the ground and speaking through a tombstone.

- Well, I was doing an impression of a zebra crossing when... Squelch! A taxi ranned over me breaking both my boots above the wrist.

- What agony igony ogony oogany mahogany... Did it hurt you?

- No because I'm making it all up.

[...]

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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