[DOC] [TLE] W. C. Fields - Wikiquote [PAR] W. C. Fields (29 January 1880  25 December 1946), born William Claude ... It 
refers to his long standing jokes about Philadelphia (his actual birthplace), and 
the grave ... This is often repeated as "On the whole, I'd rather be in Philadelphia. 
... about W. C. Fields ... is this: Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all 
bad. [DOC] [TLE] Did W.C. Fields Insult Philadelphia On His Gravestone? [PAR] Oct 8, 2012 ... MOVIE URBAN LEGEND: W.C. Fields has an epitaph on his gravestone insulting 
Philadelphia. ... So it's long been a great story that on his tombstone, Fields has 
written some variation of the joke: On the whole, I'd rather be in Philadelphia. ... 
wouldn't recognize the his old City of Brotherly Love these days. [DOC] [TLE] W. C. Fields - Wikipedia [PAR] William Claude Dukenfield (January 29, 1880  December 25, 1946), better 
known as W. C. .... Hattie was well educated and tutored Fields in reading and 
writing during their travels. ..... Fields was known to disparage his native city on 
occasion; his mock epitaph for a 1925 Vanity Fair article, "A Group of Artists Write 
Their... [DOC] [TLE] W. C. Fields Quotations - JokeLibrary.net [PAR] Nov 17, 2005 ... "Now don't say you can't swear off drinking; it's easy. ... (Fields' response after 
someone "spiked" his drink with fruit juice.) ... Charlie McCarthy: "Say, Mr. Fields, I 
read in the paper where you .... "On the whole, I'd rather be in Philadelphia. ... "
Speakin' of the city, it ain't no place for women, gal, but perty men... [DOC] [TLE] Outgrowing the insecurity - philly-archives - Articles from Philly.com [PAR] Feb 10, 2013 ... The grave of comedian W.C. Fields is not marked with the words, ... 27 "Weekend 
Update" segment with Seth Meyers, who can ... Nor does his tombstone read, "On 
the whole, I'd rather be in Philadelphia." ... Who knew that such a gentle joke 
would haunt the city's self image for the better part of a century? [DOC] [TLE] Cheap Thoughts - Angelo State University [PAR] Sydney Carton in Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities (1859). I'd hate to die 
twice. ... On the whole, I'd rather be in Philadelphia. W. C. Fields, epitaph ... 
Dorothy Parker once requested that her epitaph read: "Excuse my dust. ... He 
joked about every prominent man in his time, but he never met a man he didn't 
like." Will... [DOC] [TLE] Random Quotes - Stony Smith's Corner of the World [PAR] A doctor can bury his mistakes but an architect can only advise his clients to plant 
vines, Frank Lloyd Wright .... Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-
knit family in another city, George Burns .... On the whole, I'd rather be in 
Philadelphia, W.C. Fields, his own epitaph .... Why don't you write books people 
can read? [DOC] [TLE] Sport: All things considered, Brewers might rather be in Philadelphia ... [PAR] Jun 2, 2016 ... With apologies to W.C. Fields, perhaps there's no place the Brewers would rather 
be than Philadelphia. .... This is often repeated as "On the whole, I'd rather be in 
Philadelphia ... This column's title might also remind you of comedian W.C. Fields
, who joked that his epitaph should read " All ... Oklahoma City. [DOC] [TLE] Dying is Easy. Comedy is Hard | Quote Investigator [PAR] Oct 26, 2010 ... The actor lifted his head, smiled weakly, and disagreed saying No. ... One topic 
of discussion was the difficulty of playing comedy, and Gwenn jokingly stated: ... 
Seaton murmured Yes, old friend, I guess dying can be very hard. ... W.C. Fields
' final words were On the whole, I'd rather be in Philadelphia. [DOC] [TLE] Final Words - Salt Lake

Question: W.C. Fields joked that his epitaph should read, "On the whole, I'd rather be in" this city
Answer: Philadelphia