- What would happen if you didn't kick it?
- The whole boiler'd blow up.
6 seconds sound clip from the The African Queen (1952) classic radio play.
You can hear this line at 00:10:47 in the radio play.
Quote context
[...]
- Eh, it's just this old boiler, Miss. She's leaking' steam. See?
- Oh.
- Uh, why are you kicking the boiler, Mr. Allnut?
- Heat pump's full of rust and scum. She gets clogged up.
- And that's all you have to do? Just kick it?
- Ha ha ha! It's knowing' how to kick her, Miss.
- She gets peevish now and then... ever since I dropped a screwdriver down the safety valve.
- What would happen if you didn't kick it?
- Then why don't you dismantle the safety valve and remove the screwdriver?
- Well, she seems to be operating quite normally now.
- Yeah, like I said, Miss, all she needs is a good boot.
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