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Wait, what is this little blackened twig lying prostrate in the gutter? I'll pick it up.

10 seconds sound clip from The Goon Show, Series 6, Sale of Manhattan classic radio program.

You can hear this line at 00:28:12 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

(Loud and long explosion)

- Listeners will be relieved to learn that what they are hearing is not really New York being blown up.

- It is a recording specially made to simulate the sound of New York being blown up. For this, a life-size replica of New York was built at Wanstead and blown up.

- And all this just for one pound a year.

- Alas, New York, all destroyed.

- Wait, what is this little blackened twig lying prostrate in the gutter? I'll pick it up.

- Put me down, you rotten swine you! You has deaded me. I'm shattered and my beautiful cardboard sailor hat is all singed.

- Rest in pieces, little nurk.

- Your lot is better than mine.

- I, who have wilfully destroyed New York.

- New York, worth - let me see, I've got it here on a piece of paper - four billion, three million, eight thousand, nine hundred and sixty-four dollars and sixteen cents.

[...]

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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