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Clumsy as a ... poppy?(Ask Arizona)
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Dear Arizona,
I'm always tripping on things and bumping into stuff. I feel like such a klutz! How can I get more coordinated?
--Clumsy in California
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Dear Clumsy,
I never thought I was the most graceful person in the world, but I didn't know just how clumsy I was until I had to be a poppy.
You see, I played the part of a poppy flower in The Wizard of Oz. There's a scene where Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Lion, and the Tin Man can finally see the Emerald City. They start running across a field of ...
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