people talking like this

I have an irresistible urge to flounce into a room and say "peel me a grape" like an announcement

Natasha Lyonne kind of talks like this, she might be the closest

Matron Mae, always an inspiration and an instructor on how to own a room ✨

Back in the 80's, my answering machine message was Mae. Without fail, I'd come home a couple of times a week to the message "I'm not talking to that harlot" - and know to ring my grandmother.

"You were wonderful tonight." Mae: "I'm always wonderful at night." "I've changed my mind." Mae: "Does that work any better?" "I wonder what kind of woman you are." Mae: "Too bad I can't give samples."

Muppets should do a remake of her movies and have Miss Piggy as her stand in. Transatlantic accent and everything

I used to do an impeccable Mae West impression in high school. It was a big hit with everyone. 😭😭

I know three drag queens who are basically this act

Gotta bring back that Transatlantic Accent

saw this today and thought it was you know who in drag. they did mae so wrong 😭

I feel this style of expression is "greater Oscar Wilde" in the same sense that we speak of a city's "greater metropolitan area"

Alex Borstein (Lois from Family Guy) could probably do a perfect Mae West impression.

@PielCanela728 Queen of sass.

Don't worry, we have Timeless Toni Storm in wrasslin

Or like this: “You’re hangin around with me, see?”

You know how to whistle, don't you? Sorry. That was Lauren Bacall.

Well, when I'm good, I' m very good. But when I'm bad - I'm BETTER!

So did people actually talk like this back then, or was that this movie thing?

The Hayes Code ruined so much progress.

@angelblackgoth The incomparable!

Got a name in these comments. I need to look into this lady, I love this 😂

Toni Storm has entered the chat.

She wrote all of her own lines until the last movie or two.

Mid-Atlantic is the greatest American accent of all time.

Peel me a grape!

i call this the “woah mama” voice

Early NY accent, influenced by early Irish immigrants. Toity toid and toid. Doesn’t exist anymore.

Mae West. A goddess.

Not just “people,” Mae West

"What? Only one?" will definitely be used if I ever go see a fortune teller.

@theoluminati you can still talk like this, right ?

To be fair, she spoke like that - most people in films didn't. And West was a force of nature.