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OUstudent4life
6/1/2006, 08:28 PM
So, why is there a Canadian in the National Spelling Bee?

Obviously, we need to close the borders.

:D
OUstudent4life
6/1/2006, 08:45 PM
CHAMIONSHIP ROUND!!! 3 girls left.

Word 1: dasyphyllous...the Canadian gets it!
OUstudent4life
6/1/2006, 08:47 PM
word 3: icteritious....MISSED IT! Added an extra C in there somewhere...
BajaOklahoma
6/1/2006, 08:48 PM
I don't care anymore.
The kid from Oklahoma is out.
The boy from Ft Worth is out.
The girl from down the street is out.
BoogercountySooner
6/1/2006, 08:49 PM
I'm on the edge of my seat!
OUstudent4life
6/1/2006, 08:52 PM
For coming in 3rd place: $6000
OUstudent4life
6/1/2006, 08:53 PM
4: Machicotage...the canadian gets it again. 3/4 last words - French words! OBIVIOUSLY RIGGED!!! :D;)
OUstudent4life
6/1/2006, 08:53 PM
Word 5 (Jersey girl): RECREMENTITIOUS
OUstudent4life
6/1/2006, 08:58 PM
Word 6: Esquisse...AGAIN a French word! Dood! This girl is lucky!
OUstudent4life
6/1/2006, 08:58 PM
Word 7: Psittacism...which I think goes on quite a bit on this board :D.
OUstudent4life
6/1/2006, 08:59 PM
Word 8: Maieutic
OUstudent4life
6/1/2006, 09:00 PM
The commentary is hilarious...

Word 9: Aubade

I'm rooting for word 10: rock.
OUstudent4life
6/1/2006, 09:01 PM
word 10: poiesis.

I KNEW that one!

I'll stop now, too, until the champ :D I had no idea it would take this long.
OUstudent4life
6/1/2006, 09:09 PM
Jersey Girl...URSPRACHE!!!!!!!! SHE WINS!!!!!!

On a freakin' GERMAN word!

She wins uber money, too...
OUstudent4life
6/1/2006, 09:12 PM
For the Champion

From Scripps, a $20,000 cash prize and an engraved loving cup.
From Merriam-Webster, a $2,500 U.S. Savings Bond and a reference library.
From LeapFrog, a $5,000 cash prize.
From Franklin Electronic Publishers, the Spelling Ace Award—a $5,000 cash prize.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, over $5,000 in reference works.
From Sigma Phi Epsilon Educational Foundation, a $5,000 college scholarship.