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Old Dec 9, 2017 | 3:16 pm
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Except people here never capitalize it, which would make the reference to Ma and Pa Kettle more obvious.

Except Ma and Pa Kettle were always nice and well-meaning, just ignorant, which doesn't always apply to the "kettles" referred to around here.
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