Why do you think I'm calling you? Just to say hello? Of course I like to speak to you. Of course I like to say hello.

— Group Captain Lionel Mandrake, President Merkin Muffley, Dr. Strangelove (Peter Sellers)

12 seconds sound clip from the Dr. Strangelove movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:42:30 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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- The bomb, Dmitri. The hydrogen bomb.

- Well, now, what happened is one of our base commanders, he had a sort of... Well, he went a little funny in the head. You know, just a little... funny. And he went and did a silly thing.

- Well, I'll tell you what he did. He ordered his planes... to attack your country.

- Well, let me finish, Dmitri. Let me finish, Dmitri.

- Well, listen, how do you think I feel about it? Can you imagine how I feel about it, Dmitri?

- Why do you think I'm calling you? Just to say hello? Of course I like to speak to you. Of course I like to say hello.

- Not now, but any time, Dmitri.

- I'm just calling up to tell you something terrible has happened.

- It's a friendly call. Of course it's a friendly call. Listen, if it wasn't friendly, you probably wouldn't have even got it.

- They will not reach their targets for at least another hour.

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