I'm a wind-blown seed in the land of greed, living with a dream gone wrong

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When the mother had found a particularly good bargain or, say, successfully bought all her Christmas cards in the January sales, she would refer to herself as Meenus McMinnie. I never really knew why. She just did.

Having had a busy week this week, I've only just got round to reading this week's letter from the mother. In it, she describes herself as Mean-As-Muck Minnie.

Oh.

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[(Anonymous)]

My mum was always mispronouncing things on purpose and then we'd go and do the same in all innocence. And then one time, when I was about six, I asked what a fossil was. Her reply? 'Oh, Daddy's a fossil'.

Cathy

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Yes, my parents both fervently deny having made up words so that I'd look stupid when I used them in later life - I leave it to you to decide whether that's the sort of thing they'd do or not.

Also, I remember singing Rule Brittania at junior school and being the only one to sing the last line about the mermaids. I blame my parents for that as well.