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magicicada ([personal profile] magicicada) wrote2006-06-02 12:03 am

calling all geeks

anyone else watch the finals of the spelling bee? that was an absolute blast.

i got at least 6 words. i stopped counting after a bit[1]. ironically, i did not get croquignole? which was also a word which our team failed on during the corporate spelling bee. ah well. i love english in all its strangeness, but i must admit that one of the words i got was straight out of my french class last year - douane. the tivo cut out before the grand finale so i was not able to give my try at weltschmerz(?), but the poet in me applauds such an appropriate final word.

[1] the 3rd whiskey - spelling intact but numbers failing.

[identity profile] gardenwaltz.livejournal.com 2006-06-02 11:47 am (UTC)(link)
the finals for THE national spelling bee were broadcast on network television live, and in primetime for the first time ever. it was worth watching just for the novelty.