You see, I think your ideas sound good, because they sound good to me, but I know your ideas are good, because you won this contest over millions of others.

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10 seconds sound clip from the Christmas in July (1944) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:47:29 in the radio play.

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- And then it wouldn't make so much difference...

- It wouldn't make any difference -Oh, any difference if I hadn't won the contest!

- Of course it would make a difference!

- Oh, it would?

- Well, certainly it would.

- I'm no genius, but I didn't hang on to my father's money by backing my own judgment, you know.

- I make mistakes every day, sometimes several times a day. I've got a whole warehouse full of mistakes.

- I should say it would make a difference.

- You see, I think your ideas sound good, because they sound good to me, but I know your ideas are good, because you won this contest over millions of others.

- It's what you might call commercial insurance. Like for a race horse. If a horse wins the Kentucky Derby, well, then you back him for the Preekness.

- But I didn't win it.

- The Preekness?

- The contest. I didn't win anything, it was a joke.

- That's what they meant it to be.

- Oh, some of the fellows.

- They didn't mean any harm... they just wanted to see how I'd look when I got the news, I guess.

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And while I'm on the subject, I just want to tell you that of all the groups of fat heads, that I've ever had the misfortune to gaze upon, you take the log pail.

Pick your winner, send him a check, and tell him to go soak his head!

But since we do everything here in a highly non-commercial basis, I merely take pleasure in giving you this small check written out with my heart's blood! And that's all there is too it, here.

Is it good luck or bad luck when a black cat crosses your path? -Miss, I always say that depends on what happens afterwards.

Contests! What good are contests anyway? Why they make you a million enemies. And all they prove is you've got too much money in the first place.

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