- Busy? Well, I've just got this bulldozer to lie in front of, or it will knock my house down, but otherwise, no, not especially. Why?
- Good!

— Arthur Dent (Simon Jones)

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arthur dent busy

9 seconds sound clip from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) - Episode 1 sitcom.

You can hear this line at 00:06:06.440 in the Blu-ray version of the TV Series.

Quote context

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- The ape descendant will greet him in return, but in deference to a million years of human evolution, he will not attempt to pick fleas off him.

- Earth men are not proud of their ancestors, and never invite them round to dinner.

- Hello, Arthur.

- Ford! Hi, how are you?

- Look, er... Are you busy?

- Busy? Well, I've just got this bulldozer to lie in front of, or it will knock my house down, but otherwise, no, not especially. Why?

- Anywhere we can talk?

- We've got to talk.

- And drink. It's vitally important that we talk and drink, now! We'll go to the pub in the village.

- You don't understand. That man wants to knock my house down!

- Well, he can do that whilst you're away, can't he?

- But I don't want him to!

- Ford, what's the matter?

- Nothing! Nothing's the matter.

- Listen to me! I've got to tell you the most important thing you've ever heard.

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