"Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite and furthermore, always carry a small snake." -W.C. Fields

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Comment by Jim Curley on December 12, 2013 at 10:30am: I can hear WC, the great man himself, saying, "Ah. yesssssssss"

Thanks for the laugh.

Comment by Gerry Regan on December 12, 2013 at 6:13pm: Which is better for the cure of the common snake bite, CB? I'd say if you got to go, might as well go for the very best!

And by the way, it's interesting that there are no (poisonous) snakes in Ireland, but that John Bull has the adder. What goes around comes around! ;-)

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