I missed a day to toast to WC Fields: he died on Christmas Day, 1946. In his honor, I submit these quotes, which I ran across in a book I'm reading (The Portable Curmudgeon):
-- Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live on nothing but food and water.
-- A woman drove me to drink, and I never even had the courtesy to thank her.
-- I always keep a stimulant handy in case I see a snake, which I also keep handy.
-- What contempible scoundrel stole the cork from my lunch?
-- The cost of living has gone up a dollar a quart.
-- I exercise self control by never touching any beverage stronger than beer before breakfast.
-- Anybody who hates dogs and loves whiskey can't be all bad.
-- Late in his life, when Fields was ill and confined to bed, a friend found him reading the Bible and asked, "What the hell are you doing?" Fields replied, "Looking for loopholes."
W C Fields quotes
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W C Fields quotes
No friend ever served me, and no enemy ever wronged me, whom I have not repaid in full. -- Sulla's Epitaph
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Another good one by W.C. --
"Everybody has to believe in something. I believe I'll have another drink."
-W.C. Fields
"Everybody has to believe in something. I believe I'll have another drink."
-W.C. Fields
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WC is great, a true comedic icon. I love "The Bank Dick".
When the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor, Fields brought a hand truck to a liquor store and bought 6 cases of gin. When a friend saw him returning, he asked why he bought 6 cases. Fields replied. "I think it's going to be a short war."
When the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor, Fields brought a hand truck to a liquor store and bought 6 cases of gin. When a friend saw him returning, he asked why he bought 6 cases. Fields replied. "I think it's going to be a short war."
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And it ain't a fit night out for man nor beast.
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I have that on a T-shirt.Kevin21 wrote:Another good one by W.C. --
"Everybody has to believe in something. I believe I'll have another drink."
-W.C. Fields