Spelling Bee championships on ESPN!!

[Passions]

Hahaha those kids are crazy. I was throughly entertained. :beer:

 

[Imdmn04]

why is that a sport?

 

[Stojakapimp]

Originally posted by: Imdmn04
why is that a sport?

its a compitition isnt it?

 

[Eli]

How hard is it to spell Bee?

 

[Passions]

Originally posted by: Eli
How hard is it to spell Bee?

Can you use it in a sentence, please?

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: BOBBY RIBS

Originally posted by: Eli
How hard is it to spell Bee?

Can you use it in a sentence, please?

The fscking bee stung me.

 

[NoReMoRsE]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: BOBBY RIBS

Originally posted by: Eli How hard is it to spell Bee?

Can you use it in a sentence, please?

The fscking bee stung me.

"Let's BEE friends! And there's a picture of a BEE on it!"

 

[conjur]

A local kid made the Top 50 or so (according to a blurb on the local news).

Those kids are brave!

 

[911paramedic]

It was on a few days ago, this must be a encore.

 

[LeeTJ]

i only saw the highlights on sportscenter, but is it me or were there a lot of indian/pakistani looking kids.

and oh PC people, kiss my @ss. they looked indian/pakistani to me.

 

[TubStain]

Theres a kid I know who came second or first in that years ago. He's in Harvard now and yes he is South Asian (Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi/Sri Lankan). The kids are encouraged by their parents to excel academically, and strive for the best.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: LeeTJ
i only saw the highlights on sportscenter, but is it me or were there a lot of indian/pakistani looking kids.

and oh PC people, kiss my @ss. they looked indian/pakistani to me.

Yeah, Indian kids are good spellers.

 

[manly]

Two of the last 5 finalists were Asian Indian. One was a "veteran" in his 4th final, and this year's champion.

The other kid, Samir, was a 9-year old 3rd grader who already spells better than 99.99% of Americans could ever dream of spelling. Needless to say, he was the crowd favorite.

I didn't think it was "exciting" TV, and had no business being on ESPN2, but I did watch the last 15 minutes or so to see who won the damn thing. The announcers said the 5 hour final was unprecedented in length. The last group were all young kids. I wonder if there's an age cap, or if middle school kids just find more interesting academic pursuits once they reach high school. You'd imagine the intense training for spelling should "grow old" around that time (considering how young they must start off at).

 

[Sid59]

it was on at like 1 AM last night. Got bored and tuned it. Gah it took a loooooong time. Put me to sleep. Some of the words were easy. Damn, those kids can spelll