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Who do you think you are to tell me when to shoot my own game?

5 seconds sound clip from the X Minus 1 - A Gun for Dinosaur by L. Sprague de Camp classic radio drama series.

You can hear this line at 00:11:23 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- Confound it, you idiot! I told you not to shoot without word from me!

- And what happened?

- An ornithomime wandered out of the copse.

- Mr. James gave him both barrels. Missed.

- Now, look here, James. One of the biggest dangers on a safari is trigger-happy sahibs who get panicky.

- You're not to shoot unless you're told, do you understand?

- Who do you think you are to tell me when to shoot my own game?

- Now, look here. Firstly, if you shoot off all your ammunition before the trip is over, your gun won't be available in case of a pinch.

- And secondly, if you empty both barrels, what would happen if a big theropod should charge before you could reload?

- And finally... it's not sporting to shoot everything in sight. Is that clear? All right.

- Well, now, then. First task is fresh meat.

- As I told you, Holtzinger wanted a ceratopsian head. James insisted on a tyrannosaur.

[...]

X Minus One Sound Clip

X Minus OneQuotes with audio samples from the old-time science fiction radio drama series "X Minus One" that was broadcast from 1955 to 1958 on NBC.

Actors: Fred Collins (Announcer), Wendell Holmes, Bill Zuckert, Peter Capell

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