--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Gerry Adams"
<gerry@...> wrote:
>
> ripe with questions. My first will end many
sleepless nights,
pacing
> my office floor, and wearing the letters from my
keyboard... from
where
> do I recall the quote(s) "lit a pair of camels" and
"poured a double
> (shot) of scotch"
>
> This one goes back at least 30 years for me when I
first read it.
Now
> I believe I have discovered its true meaning, but
have no way to
verify
> it. Any patter will will do.
Nearly any hardboiled (or medium-boiled) story or novel of
the last seventy-plus years...given I believe Camels have
been sold at least that long...
Good luck in your search! Todd Mason
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