Ah, they're kids, most of them. Like 9-year-olds drooling over a new fire engine.
5 seconds sound clip from the The Thing from Another World movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:32:32 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Get some of those eskimos to help you.
- Oh, they took off when they saw the cake of ice. They'll need a lot of coaxing to get them back.
- I thought if Mr. Scott and the lieutenant would give me a hand...
- Oh, you can be ordering me around while you're carrying the other end.
- You know, Pat? I thought we were gonna have a little trouble tonight.
- Those geniuses were really ready to tear you apart.
- Ah, they're kids, most of them. Like 9-year-olds drooling over a new fire engine.
- Professor, please come to the laboratory as soon as possible.
- What's new? What more do you want?
- Biggest story ever to hit this planet, and I run into this human clam.
[...]