Re: A run-on sentence walks into a bar it starts flirting. With a cute little sentence fragment.

Le 07/07/2024 à 22:32, LionelEdwards a écrit :

On Sun, 7 Jul 2024 20:49:24 (UTC), HenHanna wrote:

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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'.)