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"I have felt deeply, deeply punished for being a quirky, silly person," Knox told me.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2025

Not about their professional superiority — because let’s face it, these guys wouldn’t get anything done without the extra help — but for correctly identifying the caped crusader as a remarkably silly person.

From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2022

“Well, listen, I am showing you what to do, silly person, 15 repetitions, three times, here’s the move …” she explained.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2019

But I am quite a silly person and it cheers me to think that aptonyms are by chance, rather than logic.

From The Guardian • Dec. 15, 2018

Under normal circumstances, Penelope would have scolded the children for being disrespectful, although the truth was that she, too, often found Lady Constance to be a rather silly person.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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