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6/4/2010 11:48:11 AM

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"NOT A SPORT"

6/4/2010 11:48:39 AM

wild prediction here, but I think an Indian will win it

6/4/2010 11:50:13 AM

ESPN is shit and i wish I didn't have to pay $10 of my cable bill for it and every other worthless disney channel

6/4/2010 11:50:45 AM

ha, it's in DC isn't it?

i saw people actually protesting it yesterday... well there were like 3 people, but still

6/4/2010 11:51:01 AM

COOOUUUUCCH

C - O - R are you going to the movies later?

6/4/2010 12:04:11 PM

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"i saw people actually protesting it yesterday... well there were like 3 people, but still"

err... any idea why they protested it?

6/4/2010 12:05:31 PM

6/4/2010 12:06:46 PM

something about only having english words in the spelling bee or something... like not being Spanish friendly.

the only reason i took notice was cause they were dressed in bee costumes

6/4/2010 12:06:48 PM

Some of these words are easy as hell, some are ridiculous.

I've gotten most of them except the ones that sound like they have more vowels than they do.

6/4/2010 1:45:24 PM

Also I can spell guarnerius and rhabdomyoma on my first try but I have trouble with restaurant and guarantee every time.

[Edited on June 4, 2010 at 1:47 PM. Reason : ]

6/4/2010 1:46:30 PM

I was up in this bitch back in the day, but I didn't make it to the TV rounds.

6/4/2010 2:22:44 PM

rhabdomyomama

6/4/2010 2:28:48 PM

do they still do the little "bing" sound when a kid gets one wrong? or do they underline the kid now?

6/4/2010 2:29:26 PM

funniest part was when the audience didn't realize this girl missed one vowel and started cheering then ... bing!

6/4/2010 2:35:09 PM

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"LunaK: something about only having english words in the spelling bee or something... like not being Spanish friendly."

AHA A Spanish spelling bee would be the easiest thing ever--words are spelled just like they sound.

Anyway, here's what they're really protesting:

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"In fact, upon learning the protesters' comments, it turns out that the true object of their ire is not really the Spelling Bee, but the English language itself. They want the official spelling and grammar rules to be revised to reflect phonetic pronunciations. For instance, The Associated Press reports that they handed out pins with the words "Enuf is Enuf. Enough is too much." One protester and member of The Spelling Society told local news channel WUSA-9 that current spelling rules should be changed. "The few rules we have, have loads of exceptions," Timothy Travis said. "One of the major rules for English spelling, is I before E except after C, but weird is an exception for that.""

http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/06/03/who-would-protest-a-spelling-bee/

Kinda awesome!

[Edited on June 4, 2010 at 2:44 PM. Reason : ]

6/4/2010 2:44:02 PM

6/4/2010 3:12:09 PM

SPELLING TEST ON ESPN

6/4/2010 9:14:19 PM

do you guys know hockey is on?

6/4/2010 9:15:52 PM

The 2010 Crips National Spelling Bee is on BET

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6/4/2010 9:18:00 PM

Co-Champs!

5/30/2014 10:02:11 AM

oh man i'd love to see some GOLO comments on two nonwhite winners.

5/30/2014 10:11:31 AM

Well, at least Ansun is apparently a Christian, or he goes to TCU at least.

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"Both are Indian-American, making it seven years in a row and 12 out of 16 that a speller of Indian descent has taken home the trophy. The run began in 1999 with Nupur Lala, who was featured in the documentary "Spellbound.""

5/30/2014 10:16:33 AM

^I think TCU is just his sponsor.

5/30/2014 10:26:46 AM

hey at least this kid didn't win.

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/05/jacob-williamson-spelling-bee

http://extramustard.si.com/2014/05/29/jacob-williamson-national-spelling-bee-video/

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"Favorite Athlete: Tim Tebow"

5/30/2014 10:53:43 AM

I won my elementary school's spelling bee when I was in the 3rd grade beating out all of the other 3rd, 4th and 5th graders.

5/30/2014 11:48:03 AM