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Missouri spelling bee runs out of words during 'legendary' showdown
(Thanks to Will Dooley)
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February 24, 2014
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have them spell maize or maze. No matter what they answer, tell them they're wrong, that it should have been Mays.
Posted by: JG | February 24, 2014 at 04:50 PM
Since the chosen date would involve a lot of travel, how about this relatively close venue:
Wednesday, March 19: Louisville, KY:
Event: LOUISVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Venue Address: 301 York Street
Louisville, KY
502-574-1611 TEL.
Time: 7:00 PM
Format: Talk, Q&A, and Signing
Website Link
Posted by: Not My Usual Alias | February 24, 2014 at 04:50 PM
Eskimos have over forty words for 'snow.' Have at it, Missouri.
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | February 24, 2014 at 05:15 PM
Take a few from " Ulysses ".
Posted by: Clankazoid | February 24, 2014 at 05:15 PM
I have over forty words for 'snow,' but none can be mentioned in polite company.
Posted by: New York | February 24, 2014 at 05:15 PM
It was Lengend - wait for it - ary.
Posted by: Ms. Flukey | February 24, 2014 at 05:36 PM
If proper names are allowed, my last name has defeated experts. Many cannot even say it, despite my guidance.
That aside, I have great admiration for ones so young with such a mastery of English spelling.
Note that we so rarely hear of a spelling bee in Spanish.
Posted by: Steve | February 24, 2014 at 05:39 PM
Back in high school, a guy decided to memorize the dictionary in order to study for the SAT's. He got as far as "aardvark" and got sidetracked. After modeling a clay aardvark in art class, campaigning to change the school mascot from a lion to an aardvark, etc. he gave the whole school a bad case of alphabetitis. He aced the SAT's anyway.
Some people have brains that can memorize obscure spelling; others have other talents, like running into hydrants.
Posted by: Ralph | February 24, 2014 at 06:09 PM
They have no oed in the libe? Whut?
Posted by: queensbee | February 24, 2014 at 07:35 PM
Must not have had “stethoscopological” on the list of words.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkwvUhfKK_A
RIP, H.R.
Posted by: will dooley | February 24, 2014 at 11:07 PM
QB...eggzackly: "We're going to need a bigger dictionary"!
And amen, will
Posted by: Betsy | February 25, 2014 at 12:55 AM
Time to dust off that old volume of Sniglets.
If all else fails it's time for a cage match. Two go in, one comes out.
Posted by: NurseCindyFanClub | February 25, 2014 at 08:48 AM
I know Nurse Cindy is hot.
But does she really NEED a fan?
Posted by: Steve | February 25, 2014 at 08:55 AM
Hey, everybody on my block is a fan. Now on D-block they're big fans of pirateboy. Someone got shanked over that last week.
Posted by: NurseCindyFanClub | February 25, 2014 at 08:57 AM
I never run out of words. Kourbash. Ancipital.
Posted by: Ayatollah ben Dover | February 25, 2014 at 09:17 AM
Leave my fan alone Steve! You really think I'm hot???
Posted by: nursecindy | February 25, 2014 at 10:48 AM
They don't have Spelling Bee in Poland - nobody could spell "Szczebrzeszyn" (a city in Poland, or "Konstantypolitanczykowna" (a female from Constantinopolis).
Posted by: Marco.Polo | February 25, 2014 at 11:22 AM
Cow. C O W E I E I O.
Posted by: Ernie G | February 25, 2014 at 12:01 PM
Eschew obfuscatory hyperpolysyllabic sesquipedalianism.
Posted by: Ralph | February 25, 2014 at 12:07 PM