Arnold Palmer-drinking character?
September 4, 2011 10:33 AM   Subscribe

I recently read or saw something in which a character drinks Arnold Palmers, and I can't remember what it was! Does anyone remember this detail about a character, literary or otherwise?

This may seem like a mundane detail, so I hope that it is not too obscure. It was the first time I had ever heard of this drink (which is just lemonade mixed with iced tea) and so it stood out to me and I remembered it. And then today I came across one of these at the store and I was all, oh yeah! I have heard of that before, I know what that is! Now I want to know who it reminds me of. Thanks!!
posted by to recite so charmingly to Writing & Language (11 answers total) 3 users marked this as a favorite
 
It's not so much obscure as incredibly vague; an Arnold Palmer is a very common drink. Do you remember at least whether it was a TV show, movie, book, or in which context you might have seen it?
posted by pdb at 10:35 AM on September 4, 2011 [1 favorite]


I'm going to take a wild guess and say Falling for the Teacher, a Harlequin Super Romance(tm) from a few years ago, and definitely the best result from my Google Book search for "Arnold Palmer + lemonade."

He's more than willing to stay after class, indeed.
posted by roger ackroyd at 10:41 AM on September 4, 2011


Response by poster: I apologize that my question is vague. My instincts are that it was a book. The character was not the narrator, and the narrator might have been somewhat fascinated with this person. Also, I think the person did not drink alcohol and that may have been a reason for the description of what they were drinking. Or at least that is what I vaguely remember; I hope I'm not constructing that and swaying the answers. On preview, it wasn't Falling for the Teacher, but thanks!
posted by to recite so charmingly at 10:45 AM on September 4, 2011


Captain Boomerang in "Justice League" Flash and Substance (2006)
posted by Iris Gambol at 10:53 AM on September 4, 2011


Not from a book, but I distinctly remember someone ordering one on The Sopranos. I want to say Ralphie at the racetrack, but it was probably someone at a golf course.
posted by Room 641-A at 11:15 AM on September 4, 2011


This is a non-literary long shot from an Esquire article about a person who spent 27 years in prison after being wrongfully accused:
"Papaya juice! Kiwi and strawberry nectar! Green tea! Arnold Palmer -- he was a golfer when Towler went down. Now he is a drink, sweet and so incredibly thirst quenching."
posted by matlock expressway at 11:19 AM on September 4, 2011


Carrie Bradshaw orders one in Sex and the City at one point.
posted by Addlepated at 11:32 AM on September 4, 2011


Best answer: It's probably not this, but just in case: Ben Stiller's friend in Greenberg mentions he likes these (and I think he doesn't drink alcohol?). Then later in the movie Stiller's character buys lemonade and iced tea but says he's not sure of the proportions.
posted by barney_sap at 11:47 AM on September 4, 2011


Best answer: In the Ben Stiller movie 'Greenberg', his friend Ivan drinks them, and is an ex-drinker.
posted by chr1sb0y at 11:48 AM on September 4, 2011


Jeff in Curb Your Enthusiasm ordered two in an episode.
posted by munchingzombie at 12:42 PM on September 4, 2011


Response by poster: Well, I'll be! It wasn't a book after all! Wow, thank you!
posted by to recite so charmingly at 4:41 PM on September 4, 2011


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