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“Here lies W. C. Fields. I would rather be living in Philadelphia.”

“Who knows what's funny?”

““Mr. Fields, could you tell me the reason for your well-known aversion to water?” “Delighted, my dear,” he replied with suddenly increased bonhomie. “Never touch the stuff—very unhealthy. Fish fuck in it.”

“And it ain't a fit night out for man nor beast.”

“I'd rather have two girls at twenty-one each, than one girl at forty-two.”

“I cook with wine, and sometimes I even add it to the food.”

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