“Why sip from a tea cup, when you can drink from the river.”
Source: L.A. Story and Roxanne: Screenplays
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During a radio broadcast recorded in the UK. (During a broadcast in the Soviet Union, Bob re-used the first section, replacing 'England' with 'Russia' and 'cup of tea' with 'Bowl of Borscht')
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