Mae West

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From Capote's "The Dog's Bark":

"Only once did the tougher Mae reveal herself. The display was occasioned by an intense young girl who, approaching the actress, announced, "I saw Diamond Lil last week; it was wonderful."

"Didja honey? Wherejda see it?"

"At the museum. The Modern Museum."

And a dismayed Miss West, seeking shelter in the sassy drawl of her famous fabrication, inquired, "Just whaddya mean honey, A museum?"