- Thank you. The question is, how to get rid of them?
- What about rice puddings fired from catapults?
— Neddie Seagoon (Harry Secombe), Harry Secombe
9 seconds sound clip from The Goon Show, Series 4 Special, The Starlings classic radio program.
You can hear this line at 00:04:52 in the radio play.
Quote context
[...]
- 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!
- 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?
- No, no, no, no. We've had that.
- Have we?
- Yes.
- Oh, I say, look here! I remember a fashion out during the first world war for lasting peace.
- I remember after a heavy artillery barrage there were no signs of birds for months after.
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