Coverage Of The Scripps National Spelling Bee ’09: Like I’m In An Apodyterium Without A Strigils
May 31, 2009 in Life Lessons From TV, Sports, Stupid Humans
Recipe for ruining an otherwise perfectly fine and relaxing day:
1) Tune into the coverage of the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee;
2) Watch as 12 and 13 year olds not only spell words you’ve never heard, but also know their definitions and root languages;
3) See these kids turn and head back to their seat after speaking the final letter and without waiting for the nod of, “that’s correct,” because they know it’s correct;
4) Watch as a 13 year old with that just-entering-puberty moustache starts to cry when he misspells, “Apodyterium,” as a-p-o-d-i-e-t-e-r-i-u-m. Read the rest of this entry →
