Editing Ethel Merman (section)

===Profanity===
Merman was notorious for her brash demeanor and for telling vulgar stories at public parties. For instance, she once shouted a dirty joke across the room at [[José Ferrer]] during a formal reception.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/bob-thomas-7/i-got-rhythm-the-ethel-merman-story/|title=I Got Rhythm! The Ethel Merman Story|journal=Kirkus Reviews|access-date=November 30, 2015|archive-date=December 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208053427/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/bob-thomas-7/i-got-rhythm-the-ethel-merman-story/|url-status=live}}</ref>

While rehearsing a guest appearance on ''[[The Loretta Young Show]]'', Merman exclaimed "Where the hell does this go?" [[Loretta Young|Young]], who was a devout Catholic, advanced towards Merman waving an [[Swear jar|empty coffee can]], saying, "Miss Merman, you said the 'H' word! That'll be twenty-five cents."—to which Merman replied, "Tell me, Loretta, how much will it cost me to tell you to go fuck yourself?"<ref>{{cite book|title=Ethel Merman: The Biggest Star on Broadway|first=Geoffrey|last=Mark|publisher=Barricade Legend|year=2006|isbn=9781569802939|page=[https://archive.org/details/ethelmermanbigge0000mark/page/66 66]|url=https://archive.org/details/ethelmermanbigge0000mark/page/66}}</ref>