Some points on the matter of men sharing beds.

(1) From a reader: “Dear Derb—Pursuant to NRO’s staff recommendations on

’must read’ classics, I delved into Moby Dick because that was on everyone’s

list. There, Ishmael and the harponeer, Queequeg, share a bed prior to

sailing. Quite a long dissertation on the subject.”

(2) A reader in England recalls that the 1970s TV comedy duo Morecambe and Wise shared a bed in several

sketches. There was a story that one of the producers questioned this,

wondering if perhaps viewers would think that perhaps there was a homosexual

“subtext.” The consensus among the players and production personnel,

however, was: “Nah….”

(3) I have vague recollections of two sailors (!) on shore leave sharing a

bed in a 1940s British movie, but I can’t remember which one. Anyone recall

this, or similar instances in movies?