"At a hastily called press conference, the exasperated Lombard allegedly shouted, 'Cock-a-doodle-do! Any cock will do!' out of frustration.
"Needless to say, due to the times, none of those present printed her words, but bad
blood continued between Lombard and an outraged Louella Parsons until Lombard's death."
-- Jim
Bacon, "Gable & Lombard: A Romance Made in
Hollywood" (Parade Magazine, November 25, 1963)