Omnihyperpologizingexpealidocious
Free-ranging multidirectional constant apologizing for everything (commonly known in the Midwest as OHP {pronounced ‘oop’} )
Dharrsheena woke with a start to find, of all things, a singing Mary Poppins standing at the foot of her bed, belting out a new version of a familiar tune.
Omnihyperpoligizingexpealidocious
Now you know the the word for it! you know it's not psychosis-
Even just defining it will help you find your locus-
Not merely omnihyperpoligizingexpealidocious!
Fixing her eyes meaningfully on Dharrsheena, she began to gamble about the room with a beckoning nod and, brandishing the umbrella, hit the chorus with an emphatic:
Oop-diddle iddle iddle Oop-diddle-aii!!
Oop-diddle iddle iddle Oop-diddle-aii!
Dharrsheena pulled the blanket about her shoulders and thought about making a run for the door. That thought was quickly quashed by the appearance of ten tiny chimneysweeps that popped out of the still glowing laptop on her bedside table.
With maniacal grins and horrific accents they swirled around the magical nanny and joined in the next verse:
Omnihyperpoligizingexpealidocious
Overly apologetic people just provoke us
Then the urge to reassure feels liable to choke us
When they're omnihyperpoligizingexpealidocious!
As the chimneysweeps accelerated their dance and swooped dangerously closer and ever closer to her, Dharrsheena wondered if the cause was the extra serving of nachos she'd eaten as she read Vocal posts, or the lighthearted challenge she's left on Judey's Challenge entry.
Either way, she mused throwing off the covers and joining in the chorus, this was a heck of a dream and it was time to sing.
Oop-diddle iddle iddle Oop-diddle-aii!!
Oop-diddle iddle iddle Oop-diddle-aii!
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