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> This is why they say "you can't cheat an honest man" W. C. Fields was joking when he wrote that line. His con man character, when caught, was attempting to
by technothrasher 4y ago
> This is why they say "you can't cheat an honest man"
W. C. Fields was joking when he wrote that line. His con man character, when caught, was attempting to blame his mark for having been cheated.
- SideburnsOfDoom 4y agoAnd yet it has a useful definition here: https://www.quora.com/What-does-you-cant-cheat-an-honest-man-mean https://www.quora.com/What-does-you-cant-cheat-an-honest-man... > Grifters/con men often prey on people who want to make a quick/easy buck
- technothrasher 4y agoW.C. Fields was a comedic genius, and brilliantly hid a lot of biting satire in overly obvious slapstick. He is so unfortunately forgotten today. The film "You Can't Cheat an Honest Man" is 83 years old, and people still don't know what he was saying. I suspect he would have found it hilarious that his line is so thoroughly misunderstood.
- ImPostingOnHN 4y ago"want[ing] to make a quick/easy buck" is orthogonal to honesty