Ah yes, Mr. Thin. Call a meeting of all the people we keep especially for meetings!

— Neddie Seagoon (Harry Secombe)

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7 seconds sound clip from The Goon Show, Series 4 Special, The Starlings classic radio program.

You can hear this line at 00:04:27 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- At the same time at the Ministry of Grit, Filth and Exportable Heads, the Secretary, Mr Ned Bladok was handed a vital bird statistic.

- Are you sure this figure is correct?

- Yes.

- Have you had it checked?

- Yes.

- You mean that there are 30 million starlings roosting in Trafalgar Square?

- Yes.

- Thank you, Miss Perch.

- 30 million starlings! Mr. Thin!

- Yes sir! Yes sir! Coming Sir! Did you so much as call me, sir?

- Ah yes, Mr. Thin. Call a meeting of all the people we keep especially for meetings!

(Trumpet fanfare)

- Gentlemen, I have called this meeting to declare war on the starlings in London!

(Audience response as to Hitler's speeches)

- Thank you. The question is, how to get rid of them?

- What about rice puddings fired from catapults?

[...]

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