- It's been climbed before, you know?
- Ah, but has anybody eaten it before?
— Eccles (Spike Milligan), Spike Milligan
11 seconds sound clip from The Goon Show, Series 9, The Mountain Eaters classic radio program.
You can hear this line at 00:08:40 in the radio play.
Quote context
[...]
- Hullo, let me stop messing around and we'll get on with the show.
- Oh, that's the end of that. Haha.
- Well, I'm dressed for the part. I'm going to conquer Mount Snowdon.
- It's been climbed before, you know?
- Ah, but has anybody eaten it before?
- I've, I've, I've never seen it on the menu.
- Ah, then the way is clear for my attempt. Hold this plate.
- He opened the parcel and took out a slice of earth labelled Mount Snowdon.
- 'Ere, stop 'im, stop 'im! 'ere, Eccles, put that down now.
[...]