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> # Some weasel took the cork out of my lunch...

[W. C. Fields](https://quotesby.net/W.-C.-Fields)\#53

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## About this quote

What does it mean?The speaker is annoyed by an unwelcome intrusion or disruption in their personal space or meal.In plain termsSomeone messed with my lunch in a sneak way.What can you take from it?Protect your peace from unexpected interruptions.

### Where it applies

- eating alone
- dealing with pests
- workplace annoyances

### Putting it to work

- ignore minor disruptions
- set clear boundaries
- use humor to deflect

### Questions to consider

- What small things irritate you most?
- How do you react to intrusion?

### Another view

It trivializes real issues by comparing them to a lunch interruption.

## More from W. C. Fields

1. > Man: 'I understand you buried your wife several years ago.' WC: 'Yes, I had to. She died.' (from the film Poppy)

[Permalink to quote \#52](https://quotesby.net/W.-C.-Fields/52/ "Permalink to quote 52")
2. > Some things are better than sex, and some are worse, but there's nothing exactly like it.

[Permalink to quote \#54](https://quotesby.net/W.-C.-Fields/54/ "Permalink to quote 54")
3. > Secretary: 'It must be hard to lose your mother-in-law.' WC: 'Yes it is, very hard. It's almost impossible.'

[Permalink to quote \#51](https://quotesby.net/W.-C.-Fields/51/ "Permalink to quote 51")

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2. > Maybe there is no actual place called hell. Maybe hell is just having to listen to our grandparents breathe through their noses when they're eating sandwiches.

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