The population of London dropped 10,000 overnight.
5 seconds sound clip from The Goon Show, Series 4 Special, The Starlings classic radio program.
You can hear this line at 00:09:31 in the radio play.
Quote context
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- Diary of Operation Cacophony. March the seventh, third week of operation.
- Starlings undisturbed. But two thirds of guard brigade stone deaf.
- April first. Still no effect on starling. All rather annoying, really!
- December the first, very cold.
- Noise makers were augmented by the bagpipes of the Highland Brigade. Starlings still unperturbed.
- The population of London dropped 10,000 overnight.
- December the third. Deep snow. Starlings sleeping peacefully. Noise continuing.
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