OMG National Spelling Bee with Color Commentary on ESPN

Ecksem Diem · Post by **Ecksem Diem** » Wed May 30, 2007 11:53 am

This is the GREATEST! This kid comes up and the word he's given is "Yizkor", and after getting it right, one of the commentators goes, "Yizkor? Yes sir!" The chick that was up after him got the word "Shedu", and I was so pissed when neither of the commentators said "Shedu? She does!" after she got it right.

So, does anyone know what the deal with the televised spelling bees is? Does Vegas run odds on them? Are there any doping-related scandals? I's gots to know!

Edit: My friend said that maybe they test for Alpha-Bits...

Dr. KillGood · Post by **Dr. KillGood** » Wed May 30, 2007 2:42 pm

I could not spell to save my life, thats why Firefox has a built in spell checker!!

gamemasterAS · Post by **gamemasterAS** » Wed May 30, 2007 3:21 pm

I get on other people computers that don't have spell check and it gets bad.

benol · Post by **benol** » Thu May 31, 2007 8:53 am

What people need is a grammar bee. I can't count how many times I've heard "him and me"

vskid · Post by **vskid** » Thu May 31, 2007 9:49 am

benol wrote:What people need is a grammar bee. I can't count how many times I've heard "him and me"

Are you meaning the him is wrong (it seems wrong and I can't think of an example where it isn't) or the me? The me can be right, I think the rule of thumb is to leave out the other person and see if I or me fits better.

timmeh87 · Post by **timmeh87** » Thu May 31, 2007 10:16 am

heres the deal with that. ever since grade 1 i thought that saying "billy and I" sounded totally retarded. like what some stuck up British person would say.

so I've made an effort to always say "me and billy". it just makes more sense to me. if everyone starts doing it, in a generation that WILL be the right way to say it. it will become normal.

dont just believe everything you are told. think for yourself. question authority.

join my movement

benol · Post by **benol** » Thu May 31, 2007 11:00 am

vskid wrote:
benol wrote:What people need is a grammar bee. I can't count how many times I've heard "him and me"
Are you meaning the him is wrong (it seems wrong and I can't think of an example where it isn't) or the me? The me can be right, I think the rule of thumb is to leave out the other person and see if I or me fits better.

in the subject, him is wrong.

DK · Post by DK » Thu May 31, 2007 1:34 pm

timmeh87 wrote:heres the deal with that. ever since grade 1 i thought that saying "billy and I" sounded totally retarded. like what some stuck up British person would say.

so I've made an effort to always say "me and billy". it just makes more sense to me. if everyone starts doing it, in a generation that WILL be the right way to say it. it will become normal.

dont just believe everything you are told. think for yourself. question authority.

join my movement

Neeh Huuh, I'm British and supposivly posh and I don't say "insertname" and I. I admit I get peeved by bad grammer and spelling, but I don't go that far.

wallydawg · Post by **wallydawg** » Thu May 31, 2007 3:01 pm

timmeh87 wrote:heres the deal with that. ever since grade 1 i thought that saying "billy and I" sounded totally retarded. like what some stuck up British person would say.

so I've made an effort to always say "me and billy". it just makes more sense to me. if everyone starts doing it, in a generation that WILL be the right way to say it. it will become normal.

dont just believe everything you are told. think for yourself. question authority.

join my movement

the me and billy thing I say too, even though I know it is wrong. I try not to, but it is imbedded into the wiring of my brain. Your assumption is prolly correct and it will become the right way to say it.

As for spelling bee's, they are hilarious. This one Jamician girl yelled THANK YOU SIR after every question she asked, and she asked a hell of a lot of questions. Me and my friend did that for a solid week, saying that to each other and random people.