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Le 07/07/2024 à 22:32, LionelEdwards a écrit :
> On Sun, 7 Jul 2024 20:49:24 (UTC), HenHanna wrote:
>>
>> A simile walks into a bar, as parched as a desert.
> 
> "Ice Cold in Alex" walks into a bar and recreates "Laurence
> of Arabia"?

Yes, somewhat parallel scenes. There must be something about heat that 
gives one a thirst. As I recall, John Mills craved a beer, while Larry 
of Araby preferred lemonade. On which teetotal note...

Biggles walked into a bar...

     "'I'll have a Bovril [said Biggles]; you can give me a packet of 
biscuits to munch with it. What about you, Ginger?'
     "'I'll have some malted milk,' decided Ginger" -
'Biggles Flies North' (1939).

This out in the Canadian wilderness, where men were men and moose were 
wary. I think the story is that Biggles originally ordered something 
stronger, but his publisher didn't want him to drink. (Biggles turned to 
booze to help him cope during WW1 - "'He's drinking whisky for his 
breakfast, and you know what that means - he's going fast" - 'B. The 
Camels Are Coming'.)