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It wasn't until I heard Julie Andrews' version that I realized what "ornery" meant

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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant

When Julie sang "Poor simple people like you or like I," I realized that "ornery" was just a contraction of "ordinary." You're never too old to realize you've had misconceptions. Then again, some Appalachian folks really were ornery.... smiley - winkeye


It wasn't until I heard Julie Andrews' version that I realized what "ornery" meant

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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor

The same could be said of New England people. smiley - laugh


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It wasn't until I heard Julie Andrews' version that I realized what "ornery" meant

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