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TIL in Pulp Ficton (1994)Buddy the waiter asks Mia if she wants her $5 shake “Martin and Lewis or Amos and Andy?” Referring to Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, two white men and The Amos ‘n Andy Show, two black men. Basically, he is asking her if she wants a vanilla or chocolate shake.

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