I reported yesterday (in Bitches, I think) that there was a small group of people outside the hotel protesting the spelling bee. Seemingly, one of them got stabbed a little while ago. No details - just what I heard when I went by.
Natter 52: Playing with a full deck?
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Any idea what is objectionable about a spelling bee? Any word about the Indian kid from Utah? I read about him in the nytimes a while back.
I sort of wonder if the LJ staff took everything offline so they could go hide in a dark room for a while.
Any idea what is objectionable about a spelling bee?
According to one of the Spelling Bee blogs I've been following, "the contest has drawn a good sized crowd of protesters who are demanding an increase in the number of words that are spelled phonetically. I kid you not."
Don't mess with Akeela, or she will CUT YOU!
I reported yesterday (in Bitches, I think) that there was a small group of people outside the hotel protesting the spelling bee. Seemingly, one of them got stabbed a little while ago.
I read here that it's a group for the phonetic spelling of words.
My fave icon evah is now, "May 29, 2007: NEVER FORGET"
The only thing I can think of during this whole spelling bee thing is "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee."
You've been the best-looking dude we've had all day
You're a real smart dude as well
Now go home and spell
Give your squeeze some affection
Go on, make a connection
Spell with patience and care
That, dude, is my prayer.
Re: lj, didn't the "We screwed up" message say that some journals would be reinstated "by noon" (no clue which time zone)? Yeah....fun.
three Canadians as the only foreigners amongst the finalists.
I'm betting on Anqi Dong as being there in the end.
The 12 year old in me must note that besides Mr. Dong, one of the other two left has the last name Wang.