# A W.C. Fields appreciation thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-w-c-fields-appreciation-thread/596812>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 19, 2011, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-w-c-fields-appreciation-thread/596812 "2011-09-19T12:02:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-w-c-fields-appreciation-thread/596812/21 "2011-09-22T21:03:43Z")

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[The Old Fashioned Way](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH0b8Zob5fA&feature=related) has an invaluable record of how [The Drunkard](http://utc.iath.virginia.edu/sentimnt/drunkardhp.html) would have been performed in the 19th century. (Starts at 4:20)

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