Open Thread: National Spelling Bee
The Spelling Bee starts in 5 minutes on ESPN. If you are near a TV, let's Open Thread this mofo.
GO SPELLERS!!!
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It's just me
I will comment to myself periodically…
Tia Thomas is up. She’s smiling because she knows the answer, but she still asks all the necessary questions. Can’t skip preparation.
by Dex on May 30, 2008 11:09 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It's about the fundamentals. :)
The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.
by Axion on May 30, 2008 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
open threading spelling bee is tough
one comment i will make is the fact that i seem to recall the kids all having to wear white and now they’re wearing all kinds of different colors.
by Dex on May 30, 2008 11:15 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I need to get my kid spelling early
He’s 8 months old, but…
Ooh! Erin Andrews is at the Bee!
by Dex on May 30, 2008 11:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Otacariasis
That has to do with ear mites. What I want to know is what line of work you have to be in to use that word regularly and is there any way that I can make sure that my son avoids that line of work entirely.
by Dex on May 30, 2008 11:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm not at a TV
but I’ll try to keep you company. What kind of questions are they allowed to ask, again?
by Phantom on May 30, 2008 11:27 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ummm... there were five of them
1. definition
2. country of origin
3. alternate pronunciations
4. use it in a sentence
5. ummm…
tonneau was just given to a french-canadian girl. The commentary was “this is right in her wheelhouse. She’s from Quebec. She speaks French!”
by Dex on May 30, 2008 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's kind of presumptuos
and assumes that the word was pronounced properly in the first place.
But yeah, go for the Quebecois girl. If I had never met my wife, I would totally be freezing my balls off in Quebec City right now.
by Phantom on May 30, 2008 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The finals are live tonight? On ABC???
No pressure, kids.
by Winfield's Ghost on May 30, 2008 11:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
One kid just got knocked out on the word "hooley"
If that’s the word that knocked me out, I’d throw up a shocker or west side and yell, “HOOLEY-WHOOOO”!
by Dex on May 30, 2008 11:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
these kids are dropping like flies
This round is like AAA versus the big leagues. Some kids gonna sneak through, but we just lost 8 in a row.
by Dex on May 30, 2008 11:41 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
the definition of rankine is awesome
I think the kid fell asleep during the word. I’d make him repeat the definition a couple time.
by Dex on May 30, 2008 11:50 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
dr. bailey needs a nose hair trimmer
i got one of those a couple Christmases ago and it changed my life.
by Dex on May 30, 2008 12:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
"Chlorambucil"
I am rooting for that kid if only because he responded “Huh?” after Dr. Bailey said the word for the first time.
Go Chlorambucil kid!!!
by Winfield's Ghost on May 30, 2008 12:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Chlorambucil?
More like Bore-ambucil! M I RITE?
The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.
by Axion on May 30, 2008 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Krummholz
I could’ve spelled that because it’s the last name of a couple in our birthing class.
by Dex on May 30, 2008 12:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey
Nice turnout for the spellers.
"Rich Folkers is throwing up in the bullpen." - Jerry Coleman
by Hacker on May 30, 2008 12:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Spelling bees
would be a whole lot more interesting if instead of getting eliminated, one of your goldfish got flushed down the toilet each time you screw up a word.
by Phantom on May 30, 2008 12:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Or a bully came out and taunted you
Forced them to play dodgeball or something.
by Winfield's Ghost on May 30, 2008 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or make them do some math and science
"Rich Folkers is throwing up in the bullpen." - Jerry Coleman
by Hacker on May 30, 2008 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
BOMBARDMENT!

The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.
by Axion on May 30, 2008 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can spell a word
"Rich Folkers is throwing up in the bullpen." - Jerry Coleman
by Hacker on May 30, 2008 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
U TARD
"Rich Folkers is throwing up in the bullpen." - Jerry Coleman
by Hacker on May 30, 2008 12:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
schnecke
“a fight nearly broke out over the last schnecke in the bakery.”
by Dex on May 30, 2008 12:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
this kid's name is "Baron Fenwick"
that’s the kind of name you have to live up to, by shooting down about 43 biplanes.
by Dex on May 30, 2008 12:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Erin Andrews is back!
She’s playing matchmaker backstage with those two spelling beers.
by Dex on May 30, 2008 12:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Matt and Tia are TOTALLY hooking up
You could just feel the tension.
by Winfield's Ghost on May 30, 2008 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can you spell
L-O-V-E
"Rich Folkers is throwing up in the bullpen." - Jerry Coleman
by Hacker on May 30, 2008 12:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
round 6
When somebody knows a word, I sometimes wish they’d just take the shot. I guess that’s why these kids are where they are.
by Dex on May 30, 2008 1:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
"Can I have the definition?"
“No. Just spell the damn word, nerd.”
by Winfield's Ghost on May 30, 2008 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This event
should totally be sponsored by the new American Gladiators. When one of the kids fails, they could be shot by the tennis ball cannon before being ridiculed by the gladiator.
by Phantom on May 30, 2008 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
or they could just shoot the kids out of the tennis ball cannon
at other contestants.
by Dex on May 30, 2008 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that would be awesome
Just have Wolf come out and tackle them.
by Winfield's Ghost on May 30, 2008 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
commentary is so great
“he hasn’t seen this word before. he just has to trust his knowledge of phonetic spellings in persian.”
by Dex on May 30, 2008 1:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I really thought that kid was gonna win
I also thought his name was Bobby Lala.
by Winfield's Ghost on May 30, 2008 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rose Sloan has the look of a winner
and by “winner” I mean “loser who will win this thing.”
by Winfield's Ghost on May 30, 2008 1:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
They shouldn't televise this in HD
Just shows how tough puberty can be.
by Winfield's Ghost on May 30, 2008 1:31 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
that's true
i was just thinking about how some of these kids could use some base.
by Dex on May 30, 2008 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now
we’re pretty much down to the kids who could be featured in Spellbound, right? Freaky parents, nightmarish study habits…
by Winfield's Ghost on May 30, 2008 1:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I love Spellbound
So good.
“do i sound like a musical robot?”
by Dex on May 30, 2008 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
One of my favorite documentaries
Just wanted to rescue some of those kids.
by Winfield's Ghost on May 30, 2008 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This kid could be 12 or 52
with those sideburns and ‘stache.
by Winfield's Ghost on May 30, 2008 1:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I like that last kid
“you see the clock?”
“ok bitches… watch this…”
by Dex on May 30, 2008 1:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm sure no one ever makes fun of this kid's voice
by Winfield's Ghost on May 30, 2008 1:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
this kid spelling opthalmoplegia
he has more of a mustache than i can grow and i’m in my 30s.
by Dex on May 30, 2008 1:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
haha my coworker watching
“all the little girls must be looking at this kid going, ‘he’s got a mustache!’”
by Dex on May 30, 2008 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha!
I like this girl. “Are there any alternate words I can spell?”
by Winfield's Ghost on May 30, 2008 1:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh Matt
Tia is gonna be mocking you forever!
by Winfield's Ghost on May 30, 2008 1:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Standing O?
They know he missed it right?
by Winfield's Ghost on May 30, 2008 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you see the shocked look on her face?
she’s gonna hold that over his head on their wedding night.
by Dex on May 30, 2008 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
absolutely
“I love you, but…spell secernment.”
by Winfield's Ghost on May 30, 2008 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
chrystocrene
This word is making me hungry for a donut and some crystal lite.
by Dex on May 30, 2008 1:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Great feature on Scott there
And the way he just nailed pyelnowhatever, he’s gotta be a favorite.
by Winfield's Ghost on May 30, 2008 1:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Jackson's dad looks like Leo Mazzone
Rocking like crazy.
by Winfield's Ghost on May 30, 2008 1:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
this girl is on it
i missed her name… the one spelling pyrrhotism… she’s taking this thing.
by Dex on May 30, 2008 2:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
actually, tia thomas is on it too
those two are going to meet in the final.
by Dex on May 30, 2008 2:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
trophallactic
trophallactic
trophallactic
trophallactic
trophallactic?
trophallactic
trophallactic?
trophallactic
watch dr bailey’s lips
trophallactic
trophallactic
by Dex on May 30, 2008 2:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Just makes me wanna turn away
(In fact, I did to watch Calhoun’s presser.)
by Winfield's Ghost on May 30, 2008 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love listening to Sade with that accent
and the way she always says “Dr. Bailey.”
by Winfield's Ghost on May 30, 2008 2:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Tom Bergeron hosts tonight
That should be terrible.
by Winfield's Ghost on May 30, 2008 2:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
"Brother of Manileus?"
“Damnit, that’s Agamemnon!”
The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.
by Axion on May 30, 2008 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the ABC edition tonight
Dex, I checked the guide, the show is on channel 10 in San Diego from 8-10pm local time. Does that mean you’ll get the finals three hours before us on Eastern Time zone?
by TheRevRun on May 30, 2008 5:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think it must be taped
Because I’m getting it 7PM here in Dallas and we’re two hours ahead of you guys.
by Winfield's Ghost on May 30, 2008 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure
I’m at home and we don’t have television right now. I may be missing Spelling Bee!!!
by Dex on May 30, 2008 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
this is hilarious
that kid was too funny, I have channel 4 for on the PiP
by TheRevRun on May 30, 2008 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
she did it!
Nietzschean ??? are you kidding me?
by TheRevRun on May 30, 2008 11:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
hello world ?
echo, chirp chirp chirp
by TheRevRun on May 31, 2008 12:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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