- When they see the size of British military dinners, they'll desert.
- I know... Half our men deserted when they saw the size of 'em.
9 seconds sound clip from The Goon Show, Series 9, The Battle of Spion Kop classic radio program.
You can hear this line at 00:23:37 in the radio play.
Quote context
[...]
- What? A fourteen-inch naval gun.
- And guess what's in the barrel?
- Major, inside the barrel are photographs of a British military dinner.
- Really... Keep it going lads, keep it going.
- I intend to fire that photograph at the enemy canteen during their lunch break.
- When they see the size of British military dinners, they'll desert.
- I know... Half our men deserted when they saw the size of 'em.
- However it's worth a try. Take aim... Fire!
(piles of bones falling on to the ground)
- Ehhh... That's the last time I kip in a barrel, I tell you.
- Collapses, and is left out of show from now onwards. Goodnight everybody.
- Oh... By popular request I come back again. Aie!
[...]
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