- The Mona Lisa has been stolen, boy. Stolen from the ahh.. how do you pronounce this?
- Louvre. I, O, U, V, R, E, pronounced Louvre. Louvre, louvre... There, you have a choice of twenty.
— Grytpype Thynne (Peter Sellers)
32 seconds sound clip from The Goon Show, Series 9, The Mountain Eaters classic radio program.
You can hear this line at 00:11:31 in the radio play.
Quote context
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- Silence - You are in the presence of a great man.
- I am Mr. Max Conks Geldray, the world's greatest Dutch detective.
- Please, Ned, please, back to your own bed!
- Now tell me, why has your conk forsaken its place in safety behind your harmonica?
- The Mona Lisa has been stolen, boy. Stolen from the ahh.. how do you pronounce this?
- Louvre. I, O, U, V, R, E, pronounced Louvre. Louvre, louvre... There, you have a choice of twenty.
- Well, it's been stolen by a short, fat man.
- Neddie with the Mona Lisa, gad!
- By golly, I swear I'll get it back. Til then, my conk will never rest.
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