A few days ago I made some reference to the man to a young guy in a fast food restaurant and was amazed that he had never heard of the man. Do you younger T man members not know anything about the comedian?

Ah yes my Chickadee.

On safari in Africa and somebody forgot the corkscrew...had to live on just food and water for a week!

It was a woman who drove me to drink and I forgot to thank her.

When children are born they should be placed in a barrel and fed through the bung hole. When they turn 21 (18 now) they should plug up the bung hole.

I don't know if I qualify as younger, but I'm aware of him. To be fair though, he's been dead for nearly 80 years, so I guess I understand if younger folks haven't heard of him.

Keith

The fatal glass of beer is a classic.

Him and Mae West were a pair.

I know who he was, not sure I am considered "younger" though

well I am 47 and I am going to admit , he was a bit before my time , I had heard of the name , scene a few skits but was not particularly familiar.

Best line, He's dancing with a women and she says" Your Drunk" he replys " Yes I am and your ugly, but tommorrow I'll be sober you'll still be ugly"

There was a sales person at a place I get supplies that spoke with the same slow drawl, accent, the whole deal just like W.C. Fields. I figured it had to be on purpose but it turned out (at least he claimed) that he had never heard of the man.

This thread brought back a memory . . .

I remember seeing an autobiography on his life on TV some years back. His live in nurse had taken him to the doctor for a physical. After the physical, the doctor had a conference with the nurse. He said to the nurse, "He told me he drinks a quart of gin a day!"

To which the nurse replied, "No, that's a lie. He drinks two quarts of gin a day."

"I spent a miserable week in Philadelphia one night!"

He actually was a fantastic billiard player. All the juggling in his skits were the real deal too. Before he became famous he juggled on the streets for spare change.