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Today's Quotefall Puzzle features a quote by WC Fields. Click puzzle (or click here) for full size rendition, then use your browser's print command to print puzzle. WC Fields was one of America's finest comedians. His wit graced vaudeville and movies for several decades. All hints, along with the answer, are provided in the first reply comment below, using filtered font to prevent accidental spoilers. Please refrain from disclosing the full answer in comments to prevent spoilers.To solve the puzzle: Enter the letters in the top half (letter columns) of the puzzle into the white squares on the bottom half (answer grid)...

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Defense is negotiating with Cuba, Pakistan, Russia and China, to acquire military assets through barter. Minister Mohamad Sabu said these countries have shown their readiness to accept snake oil, moon beams, or directed foundation donations in exchange for military equipment. Mohamad said the acquisition of defense stuff through barter could be a way to reduce the country’s financial burden. If successful, the barter trade could potentially increase the value of his oil product(s)… The European Parliament is in the process of banning the use of snake oil in Brexit while top producer tout full swamp...

Ah yes, my little chickadees, it's WC Fields night at the DfB Theater. Fields gives us his swan song performance in this wacky (and occasionally surreal) satire of the movie industry Co-Starring Gloria Jean and Franklin Pangborn. Appearance by Dickie Moore...

"A good skit for a snow day :..... "'Tain't a fit night out for man nor beast.".... Also, "Maw, I'm going out to milk the elk."....Also, "He was mighty good with mustard..... he broke her tambourine"....[video 15m.] ....sing me that song

This has to be the most BIZARRE political photo of the year. So what is your caption for this picture?

There is a popular song that keeps coming back, asking the same question: “Who’s your daddy?” I thought about that the other day as I sat and chatted with William Rexford Fields Morris. Bill went for years not knowing who his daddy was, and all that time (and even for evermore) he was the son of W.C. Fields, one of the most popular comedic actors ever to face a camera. I had met Bill Morris before, but the Fields-Morris connection was not made. As we sat and talked, however, and as I glanced from a photo of W.C. Fields to...

“I was in love with a beautiful blonde once. She drove me to drink. It’s the one thing I’m indebted to her for.” — W.C. Fields, Never Give A Sucker An Even Break

MIDI - I LOVE LUCY See Bill Moyes…man, ain't this sweet He was weaving all down the street 'Cause with the sauce he was messin' That's enough of his PBS'in He is high as a kite again…with Vita-meata-vegamin But he won't pay, his liberal Hey, Bill…I'd like to see A little…rubber hose treatment and then have them throw away the key