‘E could ‘drawed me off a pint,” grumbled the old man as he settled down behind a glass. “A ‘alf litre ain’t enough. It don’t satisfy. And a ‘ole litre’s too much. It starts my bladder running. Let alone the price.
In Which A BBC Article’s Kicker Is Lifted from 1984 Without Attribution On An Article About Ideal Pubs, Which Also References George Orwell’s Essay On Ideal Pubs.