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Brian M. Scott wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Aug 2015 18:17:20 -0400, William Vetter
> <mdhangton@gmail.com> wrote
> in<news:mripgj$37f$1@dont-email.me> in
> rec.arts.sf.composition:
>
>> I think that this word has separate, almost conflicting
>> meanings in US and UK.
>
>> In UK it means jittery, restless, unpredictable.
>
>> In US, especially rural US, it means cunning, a
>> trickster, difficult to pin down.
>
>> Is this so?
>
> Not in my experience: I know only the first sense.
>
When I was about 25, I went on a few dates with a woman who lived 
somewhere near Lewsiton, PA, deceased father had a dairy farm that was 
sold, told me she was a fan of Green Acres.  I was able to conceal my 
mirth, and I told her that I saw Eva Gabor on David Letterman Show, and 
that she overwhelmed him when he tried to ridiculize her like he did 
with the celebrities.  She nodded her head and replied, "She's 
squirrelly."

That was the first time I heard this usage.  I took it to mean that 
squirrels are considered difficult to shoot.
This meaning is in the American Heritage Dictionary I have.


The other thing I remember from her is that she had Amish neighbors, 
and, you know, they generally don't allow modern machinery in their 
lives, but they'd keep knocking on her door to ask, "May I use your 
appliance?" which was what they did whenever they wanted to make a 
phone call.

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squirrelly William Vetter <mdhangton@gmail.com> - 2015-08-25 18:17 -0400
  Re: squirrelly "Brian M. Scott" <b.scott@csuohio.edu> - 2015-08-25 19:04 -0400
    Re: squirrelly William Vetter <mdhangton@gmail.com> - 2015-08-25 19:41 -0400
    Re: squirrelly Bill Swears <wswears@gci.net> - 2015-08-27 07:00 -0800
  Re: squirrelly djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2015-08-25 23:27 +0000
    Re: squirrelly "Brian M. Scott" <b.scott@csuohio.edu> - 2015-08-25 21:17 -0400
      Re: squirrelly "John F. Eldredge" <john@jfeldredge.com> - 2015-09-02 22:25 +0000
        Re: squirrelly djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2015-09-02 22:41 +0000
          Re: squirrelly "Brian M. Scott" <b.scott@csuohio.edu> - 2015-09-02 19:46 -0400
  Re: squirrelly "Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)" <seawasp@sgeinc.invalid.com> - 2015-08-25 22:36 -0400
  Re: squirrelly Joy Beeson <jbeeson@invalid.net.invalid> - 2015-08-25 22:57 -0300
    Re: squirrelly djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2015-08-26 11:36 +0000
  Re: squirrelly Jim Hetley <jhetley@hotmail.com> - 2015-08-26 04:49 -0700

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