I remember Tallulah (Bankhead) telling of going into a public ladies' room and discovering there was no toilet … - Ethel Merman

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It's weird when people ask me, "Why are you so nice?" It's like, "Because that's just what you should do. You should be kind to people. " It seems really basic, but it's amazing how many people forget that.

Ethel Merman

I remember Tallulah (Bankhead) telling of going into a public ladies' room and discovering there was no toilet tissue. She looked underneath the booth and said to the lady in the next stall, 'I beg your pardon, do you happen to have any toilet tissue in there?' The lady said no. So Tallulah said, 'Well, then, dahling, do you have two fives for a ten?'

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