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Originally Posted by Jozawun
Or Dashiell Hammett's Nick Charles in The Thin Man slugging away the Scotch.
In bed.
Before breakfast.
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But that was meant as commentary/caricature even at the time. He and Nora were meant to be seen as gluttonous drunkards. At one point Nora orders 6 simultaneous martinis (the one she has plus 5 more) for herself.