What does Miracle Max mumble after Inigo says "Humiliations galore"?

In The Princess Bride, in the scene where Inigo and Fezzik hire Miracle Max to restore Westley to life, the following dialogue occurs:

Miracle Max:

I make him better, Humperdinck suffers?

Inigo:

Humiliations galore.

Miracle Max:

Ha ha ha! [Mumbles something.] That is a noble cause! Give me the sixty-five! I'm on the job!

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What does Miracle Max mumble?

Some dubious transcripts online state that he says "I'm gonna lick the Dalmatian," but I doubt that is accurate.

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Best Answer

It's unclear but it seems that this may just have been Billy Crystal ad-libbing a few words.

Certainly the original book by William Goldman has nothing and the same is true in his screenplay adaptation.

“Humiliations galore,” Inigo said.

“Now that’s what I call a worth-while reason,” Miracle Max said. “Give me the sixty-five; I’m on the case.”

^{The Princess Bride - Novel by William Goldman}

                    INIGO
        Humiliations galore!

                    MIRACLE MAX
        That is a noble cause. Give me
       the sixty-five, I'm on the job.

^{The Princess Bride - Screenplay by William Goldman}

The Blu-Ray subtitles would also seem to indicate that this is just nonsense ad-libbing as they just read "SCATTING" which is described by Wikipedia as...

In vocal jazz, scat singing is vocal improvisation with wordless vocables, nonsense syllables or without words at all. In scat singing, the singer improvises melodies and rhythms using the voice as an instrument rather than a speaking medium.

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What does Miracle Max say after humiliations galore?

I make him better, Humperdinck suffers? INIGO: Humiliations galore. MIRACLE MAX: Ha ha ha! That is a noble cause!

What does Miracle Max say in Princess Bride?

I might kill whoever you want me to miracle." "True love is the greatest thing on Earth - except for an MLT, a mutton, lettuce, and tomato, where the mutton is nice and lean and the tomatoes are ripe. They're so perky. I love that."

Why does Miracle Max agree to help Fezzik and Inigo?

At first, Miracle Max says he isn't interested, but when he finds out that Inigo and Fezzik want Westley alive so they can ruin Humperdinck's wedding, Max agrees to help.

What does Miracle Max say about Westley being dead?

Miracle Max the Wizard: Turns out your friend here is only MOSTLY dead. See, mostly dead is still slightly alive. Westley: As you wish.

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