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Flibbergibbet, Fopdoodle, Muckspout

She was a flibbertigibbet from the get-go, Probably from the day they brought her home from the hospital. I think this was intentional, no foozle on the faerie's parts as they have a keen sense of humor. A fopdoodle, some said. A muckspout, said another. I am not the kind to know new words right away, so I looked them up. No one in their right mind could have labeled her a fopdoodle, because She had a sound philosophy, and a smart-thinking head on her shoulder. “She is a raggbrush,” someone whispered into my left ear, as I was looking up The word ‘muckspout’. “Hold on!” I hissed back. “I cannot look up everything!” The definition of raggbrush seems to me to not make any sense at all, as the Dictionary says a raggbrush is a person who is highly disorganized and grumpy. The only people I know who are grumpy are highly organized, and it is my keen observation and assertion that the reason for their grouchiness is because they are highly organized. If I had clean houses, and freshly-sorted drawers, I would be grizzly-grumpy as I despise taking time doing something that perpetually and forever needs re-doing. I hate to be a cacatuego, but I have to admit I no longer remember what a muckspout is and I looked it up two different times. The trouble is, I forgot to write it down. If you discover a really interesting word For she who forgets to make a note, Please email me. My email address is: MumbleCrustFopDoodleFlibbergibbetFoozleBerry@gmail.

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Date: 10/11/2018 7:57:00 AM
Geez, I'm impressed...I don't think I could've spelled, "flibbertigibbet" without a dictionary; or did you have to look it up? Somehow it's a scary word. "the reason for their grouchiness is because they are highly organized." I have to agree; how can anyone relax with all of that organization? "MumbleCrustFopDoodleFlibbergibbetFoozleBerry@gmail". Maybe it would be easier if you looked it up, instead. This was fantastic!
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 10/11/2018 9:29:00 AM
It was a bit of a challenge as I thought "who would READ this garbly-gook?" Now I know, and I am not disappointed. I know who my three biggest fans are.
Date: 10/10/2018 2:14:00 PM
Bwahahaha! I can tell you're having fun with your new words! ;D (I had to look up "cacatuego"...) Love the part about organized people being grumpy- funny!!
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 10/10/2018 3:07:00 PM
The three grumpiest people I have ever met were so organized, they could find a Dec 18th, 1978 Crisco coupon for twenty-two cents in under a minute and a half. I am not sure they had any friends, too busy sorting, organizing, and cleaning.

Book: Shattered Sighs