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re: National Spelling Bee Ends in 8-way Tie
Posted on 5/31/19 at 10:03 am to rowbear1922
Posted on 5/31/19 at 10:03 am to rowbear1922
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I'm definitely not offended. It was actually a co-worker who made the comment so I figured I would come see what the OT thought.
lmao no it wasn't, don't walk it back now because people (rightly) called you stupid.
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Posted on 5/31/19 at 10:06 am to DeafJam73
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Some of those kids can’t hold a fricking conversation in English, but they can spell the most complex words.
Plenty of people speak English in India. Especially if you come from an educated family.
Plus some of those kids probably grew up here.
This post was edited on 5/31/19 at 10:07 am
Posted on 5/31/19 at 10:07 am to rowbear1922
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Think there will be any cry for "diversity" in the national spelling bee?
There were plenty of white kids sitting on the losers couch. Y’all are insufferable.
This post was edited on 5/31/19 at 10:09 am
Posted on 5/31/19 at 10:08 am to momentoftruth87
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Why not keep going and why is it capped at 20 rounds?
They ran out of challenging words.
The 20th round was significantly easier than rounds 16-19, which all 8 made it through unscathed. They’d be going for days.
Posted on 5/31/19 at 10:12 am to arkyhawk
Common misconception about India. English is the primary means of communication between various states. Each state has their own language and culture. English is the primary language in schools.
This post was edited on 5/31/19 at 10:13 am
Posted on 5/31/19 at 11:29 am to theGarnetWay
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I mean... there was plenty of diversity in the contest, they just didn’t make it as far.
Yesterday we saw where people criticized Miss India for it's lack of diversity in it's top 30
Posted on 5/31/19 at 11:36 am to sanora
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lmao no it wasn't, don't walk it back now because people (rightly) called you stupid
I'm not walking shite back. Like most everything where people bring up race, I don't give a shite bc it does not affect my life either way.
I understand some cultures put a whole lot more emphasis on education which is why their culture has disproportionately smarter students. Hell, the ivy leagues are technically racist against Asian students by accepting lower qualified applicants. If college acceptance was based on academic worthiness, Ivy leauges would be around 97% Asian.
Posted on 5/31/19 at 11:43 am to The Torch
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Where's all the white folks
She's in the back, planning to subjugate the other 7 while they're distracted with their trophies.
Posted on 5/31/19 at 11:59 am to rowbear1922
Indians do not play around with academics.
Posted on 5/31/19 at 12:04 pm to rowbear1922
Where did that white kid come from?
Posted on 5/31/19 at 12:07 pm to TheHarahanian
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The tie breaker should be having them spell each other's names.
Posted on 5/31/19 at 12:14 pm to rowbear1922
They should determine the winner with a death cage match in Vegas.
Posted on 5/31/19 at 1:03 pm to lsuwontonwrap
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Where did that white kid come from?
The girl is from Huntsville Alabama.
Posted on 5/31/19 at 1:07 pm to SLafourche07
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Lost in 2nd grade because I spelled Arthur instead of author. Bull shite.
You jest, but I still remember the word that knocked me out at the County level in 8th grade. It was "abominable" and I got thrown off because the announcer mispronounced it twice.
If I had spelled every word like there was 50 grand on the line, I would have had that motherfricker give me 100 sentences with it.
This post was edited on 5/31/19 at 1:08 pm
Posted on 5/31/19 at 1:34 pm to TigerGman
Because its a spelling bee, not the World Series. The kids have to go to bed baw.
Posted on 5/31/19 at 2:49 pm to Muthsera
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You jest, but I still remember the word that knocked me out at the County level in 8th grade
Yeah, but that's really the word that knocked me out in 2nd grade.
Posted on 5/31/19 at 2:51 pm to Ingeniero
Posted on 5/31/19 at 2:51 pm to rowbear1922
I got scammed out of the PA state spelling bee in '88 
Posted on 5/31/19 at 3:13 pm to rowbear1922
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If college acceptance was based on academic worthiness, Ivy leauges would be around 97% Asian.
I couldn't care less if they were striped like a frickin' zebra. If they're the best that American high schools have to offer then they should go to the elite schools and be celebrated for it.
Your feelings mean jackshit to me when I'm laying on the operating table looking up at that scalpel in your hand and wondering whether you got where you are based on how you look instead of how capable you are.
This post was edited on 5/31/19 at 3:17 pm
Posted on 5/31/19 at 3:30 pm to messyjesse
Pick a big giant word from the dictionary.
Make them all spell it..........no hints/no place of origin.......nothing.
Word..........then spell. And the approved list..............OUT. Get a winner.
Make them all spell it..........no hints/no place of origin.......nothing.
Word..........then spell. And the approved list..............OUT. Get a winner.
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