* Most of the time it is fair to say Dixie does have a good sense of humour, but sometimes she can be plain bonkers …
† I know this instinctually, or as Gran would say, ‘I feel it in me waters,’ and ugh I so wish she wouldn’t!
‡ Oakdale High doesn’t even allow us to eat smelly crisps on the school grounds any more, let alone have mad hairdos or piercings.
б Subtle is not in her DNA, not even a little, not a jot.