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"Id rather have two girls at twenty-one each, than one girl at forty-two."
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W. C. Fields"Here lies W. C. Fields. I would rather be living in Philadelphia."
William Claude Dukenfield, better known as W. C. Fields, was an American actor, comedian, juggler and writer. His career in show business began in vaudeville, where he attained international success as a silent juggler. He began to incorporate comedy into his act and was a featured comedian in the Ziegfeld Follies for several years. He became a star in the Broadway musical comedy Poppy (1923), in
"Id rather have two girls at twenty-one each, than one girl at forty-two."
"Some contemptible scoundrel stole the cork from my lunch ..."
"I was in love with a beautiful blonde once, dear. She drove me to drink. Thats the one thing Im so indebted to her for. (Variant: Twas a woman who drove me to drink. I never had the courtesy to thank her.)"
"Whilst traveling through Afghanistan, we lost our corkscrew. Had to live on food and water for several days."
"It was a woman who drove me to drink—and you know, I never bothered to thank her."
"Never give a sucker an even break."