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more about #spelling more comments → EKane: I'm sad... but not really. I wanted Kennyi to win even though I had a feeling Kavya would take it all! I really want that set of reference books though. more » lalaland13: I couldn't watch this, because stuff like this makes me feel woefully inadequate (and I was dog-tired and fell asleep). But when I woke up and saw tha... more » missdona: I watched last night, and was totally proud of myself when I could spell Neufchatel, and I knew it's definition and part of speech. I loved Kavya's ha... more » JinxyMcDeath: Yaaaaaaaaaaay, GIRLS! more » sciencerules: I used to do spelling bees when I was younger and cherished great ambitions of this one. Turns out I'm not actually a great speller, or memorizer, bu... more » battleaxonista...is a humorless bitch: Awesome. Now, if only we can convince America that watching the Physics, Math, etc Olympiads would be equally exciting. more » Hazel: I too squealed when she won. She was one of my favorites from the beginning, along with bad-ass Serena and funny Kennyi- I LOVED when he pulled out th... more » KathrynwithaY loves Joan Collins: I watched this last night...I really wish they would hold off on showing the words on the screen so I could play along. I would get halfway through th... more » marshmallory: This makes me feel really dumb and also makes want to sit down with a dictionary and not get up until I've at least heard of these words. more » morninggloria: I, for one, would feel much more comfortable if my neurosurgeon had won the Scripps National Spelling Bee. I'm not joking. The thought would seriously... more » Bryn: Olathe!!! Holy crap!!! so THAT'S what my pal was crowing about on Twitter this a.m. YAYYYYY JOHNSON COUNTY !! more » hfree: I loved the Kavya and Aishwarya (3rd place) were good friends from kindergarten. Although it made Aishwarya's distress over losing all the more uncomf... more » Tequila Mockingbird: I still think Paula Deen would make an excellent guest pronouncer one of these years. more » saintbernadette: I saw this moment last night, and squealed and woke up my husband. There was something so satisfying about watching her beat that boy. more » ragamufffin: the spelling bee is always filled with adorable indian, asian, and black kids and then a bunch of weirdo white kids. more » -
#spellbound
13-Year-Old Kansas Girl Wins Spelling Bee
Last night, Kavya Shivashankar, an aspiring neurosurgeon from Olathe, Kansas, took home the trophy at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. At the age of 13, this was her last chance to win the title. More » -
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LOLSpellers!
From the preliminaries of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. earlier today: Oh noes!! 11! Spellin, Ur Doin It Rong!!1! More » -
#dirtbagafterdark
Kanye Wasn't In Threesome With Madge; Jennifer Wears A $10K Wig
- Kanye West's girlfriend, Amber Rose, posted a picture of Madonna pinching her butt on her Twitter, prompting rumors that the three of them had a tryst. Kanye claims it never happened.
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#themoreyouknow
Spellbound!
Although fourteen-year-old Yulkendy Valdez moved to the United States from her native Dominican Republic less than four years ago knowing no English, this year she will be competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee! [NPR] -
#dirtbagafterdark
Madonna Doesn't Spend Time With Her Kids; Terrence Could Flee Prison Using Feces
- Eric Ienco, Madonna's former house manager and cook, alleges that Madonna's kids are lucky if they get to spend a half an hour a day with her; "It's a puzzle she wants to adopt again."
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Sic: Is The Econnomy Creating A Genneration Of Speling Bee-Otches?
“When I go through and mark up a menu, I’m not doing it to humiliate the person... I just want them to know so they don’t look uneducated." Is this persnickety dame a recession casualty? More » -
