Lemony Snicket did pretty well, much to Michael Chabon's dismay.
Cool! Daniel Handler lives in my neighborhood, so go Cole Valley/The Haight.
Though P-Cow apparently kicked Chabon's ass for East Bay reign-age.
I don't know about you guys, but I've had it with super-strong little women who aren't me.
Buffy ,'Get It Done'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
DavidS - Feb 17, 2011 9:06:06 pm PST #23554 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
meara - Feb 17, 2011 9:10:34 pm PST #23555 of 30001
A teacher who correctly spelled Lysergic acid diethylamide.
Oh come on, surely PC could spell that! He has an advanced degree in biology!!
megan walker - Feb 17, 2011 9:13:53 pm PST #23556 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Oh come on, surely PC could spell that! He has an advanced degree in biology!!
Oh, he didn't miss it. I think he missed ouabain (wä-bā'ĭn) right before that.
DavidS - Feb 17, 2011 9:15:12 pm PST #23557 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Ouch. Taken out by the luck of the draw. Unluck, I guess. Uh...misfortune.
megan walker - Feb 17, 2011 9:16:03 pm PST #23558 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Yeah, unfortunately, at that point they couldn't cheat anymore.
meara - Feb 17, 2011 9:16:52 pm PST #23559 of 30001
Oh man, that sucks! But 2nd place is pretty awesome!
javachik - Feb 17, 2011 9:34:13 pm PST #23560 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Way cool! I wasn't able to go but glad you were able to, Ms. Walker! Yay for P-C!
megan walker - Feb 17, 2011 9:41:57 pm PST #23561 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Seekrit message to P-C: I meant the mother of your nemesis outside the bathroom.
Polter-Cow - Feb 18, 2011 12:29:28 am PST #23562 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I think he missed ouabain (wä-bā'ĭn) right before that.
Yeah, and I totally almost guessed my way through that one, with the French hint.
I am still kicking myself because I know how to spell ptomaine. I don't know how I managed not to say the A.
Michael Chabon got knocked out on a fucking ridiculous Aboriginal word that means "the shoes you wear when you are out seeking revenge." It was only the second-most ridiculous word of the night, however, the most being a word Adam Savage managed to cheat his way past by finding someone in the audience who knew it.
Ouch. Taken out by the luck of the draw. Unluck, I guess. Uh...misfortune.
I made it to the final round by the luck of the draw. My words were Spaniard, fidalgo, kumis, and roly-poly. All words I could have gotten without cheating, though I looked the last three up just to be sure. I am most proud of kumis, since I just guessed the correct spelling on that one. Hilariously, fidalgo wasn't even in the dictionary, but I was told to go with my instinct, so I did.
I knew a lot of other spellers' words, but there were definitely several where even the dictionary wouldn't have saved me if I had gotten them, so making it to the final round was all luck.
Seekrit message to P-C:
ZOMG. Was she wearing a solid gold dress and gold shoes and all her teeth are gold?? I couldn't bring myself to talk to my nemesis. I'm told she's well-connected. CLEARLY.
Thanks so much for coming, megan!
WindSparrow - Feb 18, 2011 3:45:35 am PST #23563 of 30001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
That sounds like a good time was had by all, P-C. And now if I ever meet Adam Savage, I'll have something more interesting to say than, "Dude, seriously? A cement mixer AND a back-hoe?"