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Old 07-12-2010, 04:13 PM   #1478
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Originally Posted by happy_terd View Post
Water. Yummy!!!
.....Whilst traveling through the Andes Mountains, we lost our corkscrew. Had to live on food and water for several days.
..........— W. C. Fields (1880-1946). From the movie My Little Chickadee (1940). Source: Wikiquote.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032828/quotes gives the quote as follows:

Cuthbert J. Twillie: During one of my treks through Afghanistan, we lost our corkscrew. Compelled to live on food and water...
Gambler: Will you play cards!
Cuthbert J. Twillie: - for several days.


Been a while since I saw it, but I suspect the latter is the more accurate rendition.
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