W. C. Fields
![W. C. Fields](/assets/img/authors/w-c-fields.jpg)
W. C. Fields
William Claude Dukenfield, better known as W. C. Fields, was an American comedian, actor, juggler and writer. Fields' comic persona was a misanthropic and hard-drinking egotist, who remained a sympathetic character despite his snarling contempt for dogs and children...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth29 January 1880
CityDarby, PA
CountryUnited States of America
reform
Go back to reform school, you little nose-picker!
drinking water fishes
I never drink water... fish f**k in it.
election vote
I never vote for anyone. I always vote against.
whole
On the whole, I'd rather be in Philidelphia.
money advice might
Here is my best advice on the matter of deductibles: just count off on your fingers all the items that you suspect might be deductible - and then forget them, because they aren't.
drinking fifth
Thou shalt not kill anything less than a fifth.
drinking beer stronger
I never drank anything stronger than beer before I was twelve.
drinking hands whisky
When life hands you lemons, make whisky sours.
drinking water lost
During one of my treks through Afghanistan, we lost our corkscrew. We were compelled to live on food and water for several days.
loopholes
I'm searching for loopholes.
trust water alcohol
You can't trust water: Even a straight stick turns crooked in it.
relief bazaars twenties
The low-ceiling price bazaar for sexual relief was a street called Middie Alley. You could barely get a pushcart through this avenue. Top price-twenty-five cents.
drinking hollywood ends
I've been asked if I ever get the DTs. I don't know. It's hard to tell where Hollywood ends and the DTs begin.
drinking together bars
Take me down to the bar! We'll drink breakfast together!