stick-in-th'-muds

Updated: August 19, 2026

'Th' original wan, he says, 'was intinded f'r ol' stick-in-th'-muds that wudden't know th' difference between a harem an' a hoe, he says. 'This wan, he says, 'is more suited f'r th' prisint gay an' expansive times, he says. 'It permits a man to cleave to as manny wives, he says, 'as his race, color, an' prevyous condition iv servitude will permit, he says.

Finley Peter Dunne - Mr. Dooley's Philosophy