List of Bond pop culture references lost on modern audiences

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Casino Royale, Ian Fleming, 1953.
Chapter 7 - Rouge et Noir

He watched carefully as the deep glass became frosted with the pale golden drink, slightly aerated by the bruising of the shaker. He reached for it and took a long sip.

'Excellent,' he said to the barman, 'but if you can get a vodka made with grain instead of potatoes, you will find it still better.'

'Mais n'enculons pas des mouches,' he added in an aside to the barman. The barman grinned.

'That's a vulgar way of saying "we won't split hairs",' explained Bond.

Hashing it out: Bipartisan group of senators say potatoes are
vegetables, not grains
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/2945670/hashing-it-out-bipartisan-group-senators-potatoes-vegetables-not-grains/

Reports that US government could axe POTATOES as a
vegetable sparks fury among Democrat AND Republican
senator
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13252557/reports-goverment-remove-potatoes-vegetables-senator-debate.html

Row Over US Proposal To Reclassify Potato As "Grain"
Instead Of Vegetable
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/potato-not-vegetable-but-grain-us-government-roasted-over-reclassification-5332230

US government's proposal to reclassify potatoes as grains
sparks controversy among lawmakers
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/us-governments-proposal-to-reclassify-potatoes-sparks-controversy-among-lawmakers/articleshow/108869215.cms

I yam what I yam: US govt roasted over potato classification
https://www.rrdailyherald.com/news/national/i-yam-what-i-yam-us-govt-roasted-over-potato-classification/article_13dccbc8-794e-5f89-aa87-f3df6f6dbc2d.html