Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water.
What contemptible scoundrel stole the cork from my lunch?
The cost of living has gone up another dollar a quart.
A woman drove me to drink, and I never even had the courtesy to thank her.
I always keep a supply of stimulant handy in case I see a snake, which I also keep handy.
-W.C. Fields, 1880-1946, American actor, comedian.
My take: seems like a man ahead of his time. Think of all the one liners he could have come up with if he had known today’s medical evaluation of the health benefits of drinking alcohol.
