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Those who liked weak drinks went to the saloon, and those who liked strong women went to the dance joint.

6 seconds sound clip from the Rocky Fortune - Pint-Sized Payroll Bandit (Ep. 4) classic radio drama series episode.

You can hear this line at 00:01:15 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- So give to your community chest or your local united fund.

- Hi. I don't know what it is about me and work that keeps the two of us from ever going steady Eddie...

- But sometimes I just get restless and I quit a job, and then again sometimes I get restless and I take one. This time I took one.

- Night counterman at an all-night Hamburg diner.

- The diner was located on the lower West Side, right between a saloon and a dance hall.

- Those who liked weak drinks went to the saloon, and those who liked strong women went to the dance joint.

- Nobody came to the diner. Nobody but Trouble.

- Trouble was a nine-year-old cowboy with freckles and a shoebox under his arm...

- And it was around midnight on a miserable night when the door popped open and he popped in.

- How do you do? What'll it be, partner?

- One wimpy, drown it.

- How's that?

- One wimpy, drown it. A hamburger with ketchup.

[...]

Rocky Fortune Sound Clip

Rocky FortuneExplore memorable Rocky Fortune quotes & audio clips! Revisit Sinatra's captivating role in this vintage radio drama from the early 50s.

Actors: Frank Sinatra (Rocky Fortune)

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