Disputatio:Dry martini

De fabula

"The most storied account: In August, 1944, alongside David Bruce of the OSS (the forebear of the CIA), the then-war correspondent [Hwmingway] led dozens of French Resistance fighters into the Paris Ritz to “liberate” it. The hotel manager enthusiastically asked, “Is there anything we can do for you?” “How about 73 dry martinis?” Hemingway replied. To this day the OSS Society commemorates the historic Allied order at its annual dinner". This blog supported by The Georgetowner but not by any earlier source.

If true, the story should appear here because it is a full collection of witness reports of this very occasion. An order for 73 dry martinis does not figure in any, though some dry martinis were consumed in one. In practically all versions such an order could not fit into the context.

So I omit this story. Andrew Dalby (disputatio) 20:14, 21 Septembris 2020 (UTC)