Help me, please?

I've Googled & the results are making me ill. . .

Donny & Marie were a brother & sister singing act in the late 1970s. Donny & Marie Osmond have been married for 11 years.

This is Utah, not Arkansas. . . umm, what?

Who's who & what's going on & why is the media blithe about it?


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Donny & Marie were a brother & sister singing act in the late 1970s. Donny & M
ie Osmond have been married for 11 years.

This is Utah, not Arkansas. . . umm, what?

Who's who & what's going on & why is the media blithe about it?

Donny and Marie are brother and sister. Pretty certain they are not
married to each other, although Donny might have married someone else named Marie.


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CP queried --

Donny & Marie were a brother & sister singing act in the late 1970s. Donny & Marie Osmond have been married for 11 years.

They have been married for years, but not to each other.
Joe
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Donny & Marie were a brother & sister singing act in the late 1970s. Donny &

M

ie Osmond have been married for 11 years.
This is Utah, not Arkansas. . . umm, what?
Who's who & what's going on & why is the media blithe about it?

Donny and Marie are brother and sister. Pretty certain they are not
married to each other, although Donny might have married someone else named Marie.

Hopefully -- there was an announcer at the SLC 2002 winter Olympics who introduced Donny & Marie as "Utah's First Couple." One guy pointed out that this was UT, not AR.

I loked at my seardch results more carefully & was reminded that most Google results do not necessarily relate to the question asked. . .

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Donny and Marie are brother and sister. Pretty certain they are not married to each other, although Donny might have married someone else named Marie.

Hopefully -- there was an announcer at the SLC 2002 winter Olympics who intro
ced Donny & Marie as "Utah's First Couple." One guy pointed out that this was
T, not AR.

Over the years, I think some folks may have confused their relationship.
IIRC, when I was very young I think I thought they were husband and wife
rather than siblings.

I loked at my seardch results more carefully & was reminded that most Google sults do not necessarily relate to the question asked. . .

They sure often don't!

Mike


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George,

This is Utah, not Arkansas. . . umm, what?

Sounds like one of the comments heard of folks getting a colonoscopy
done:

"You know, in Arkansas, we're now legally married". <G>

Daryl

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Joe,

Donny & Marie were a brother & sister singing act in the late 1970s. Donny &

M

arie Osmond have been married for 11 years.

They have been married for years, but not to each other.

There was a country song years ago entitled "When You're Married...But Not
To Each Other". I don't remember who did that offhand.

Daryl

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CP queried --

Donny & Marie were a brother & sister singing act in the late 1970s. Donny &

Marie Osmond have been married for 11 years.
They have been married for years, but not to each other.

Trust media & Google to get it wrong through implication. . .

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ced Donny & Marie as "Utah's First Couple." One guy pointed out that this

was

UT, not AR.

Over the years, I think some folks may have confused their relationship. IIRC, when I was very young I think I thought they were husband and wife rather than siblings.

I'm guessing the popularity, in the same era, of Captain & Tenille, plus Sony & Cher helped lead to this confusion -- especially as all 3 sang similiar types of hit tunes. . .

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Sounds interesting, but messy. . . .Simpsons quote?

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I'm guessing the popularity, in the same era, of Captain & Tenille, plus Sony Cher helped lead to this confusion -- especially as all 3 sang similiar types f hit tunes. . .

For me, I am certain that played a role in the confusion. :)

Sounds interesting, but messy. . . .Simpsons quote?

Yes, although I cannot remember the context of that particular quote any
more. Guess I need to watch a few old episodes and see if they jar my
memory. :)

Mike


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