Amelia Bedelia is not a native speaker of English.[]
It's the only way that she can suffer from such chronic Blunt Metaphors Trauma and still have gainful employment.
Amelia Bedelia has Asperger syndrome.[]
This mild form of autism is the other major cause of Blunt Metaphors Trauma. Other people have noticed this.
Amelia Bedelia actually does understand the directions she's given[]
She just deliberately misinterprets them because she's a bitch.
Amelia Bedelia is having an affair with Mr. Rogers.[]
You don't think cookies alone are a good enough reason to keep someone like that around, do you?
- Yes, I do.