Author Archives: Mrs Odie

About Mrs Odie

Friendly Pedant; Humble Genius

Sent Mail

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Mrs Odie

I hate email. I wonder if teachers despised telephones when they first became ubiquitous. I once sent email sporadically to save paper for inter-office memoranda. Though the expression “Didn’t you get the memo?” is alive and well, the memo itself … Continue reading →

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Dancing with the Stereotypes

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Mrs Odie

Danica McKellar described her Maxim pictures as “little girl sexy.” It was March 19th on Access Hollywood while promoting her upcoming appearance on Dancing with the Stars. My blood was already boiling because host Billy Bush called Emilia Clarke on Game of Thrones … Continue reading →

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