And how did the spelling gods turn him. into an egg ?
Tom Lehrer did some fun little songs for Electric Company back in the day about the power of spelling. Who can turn man into a mane? Who can turn can into a cane? It’s simple as can be it’s silent e.
I assume the Scripps people have some related sort of spelling voodoo at their disposal. I actually have a decades old Scripps-Howard employee handbook laying around somewhere, but I’ve never seen these powers discussed in it.
kchapman88, as in “Heil Hitler” 88? That loudmouth certainly sounds like a Nazi.
8.
David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch
New York Times — 2:35 am ET
Obama Arrives in Hiroshima Area
President Obama has landed at the Marine Corps Air Station in Iwakuni, Japan, about 26 miles from Hiroshima. He will speak briefly there before heading to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial.
Peter Baker @peterbakernyt
In visiting Hiroshima Friday, Obama will once again defy what he sees as a stale conventional wisdom.
Kyle, who looks to be 15, talks like he’s 89. They grow up so fast these days.
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Peale
Before, when this country knew what it stood for, and men were men and became men by messing with fairies and guys with glasses, we used to burn the legs of spelling bee losers with our cigarette butts, which we can’t do any more because you coddling liberal losers won’t let us smoke 50 feet from the enterance to the spelling bee building. Probably because we let Muslims pray six times a day while we’ve practically banned the pledge of allegiance, about the same time we let Obama cancel the national Day of Prayer each year for the past seven years and don’t go to Snopes.com to tell me otherwise.
In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were real men, women were real women and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri.
@Major Major Major Major: Love the pic – your friend has serious talent and your cat is srsly cool looking! I used to work in art publishing, so I can say chit like that. But honestly, very good.
Late to say, but glad to see your job news was v. good. And about the sock. I forget the 3rd one, sorry.
22.
SectionH
@Major Major Major Major: Douglas Adams FTW. I missed Towel Day, which seems to be May 25th. I blame Boing Boing. Wondering if that’s the day Earth gets destroyed to make the hyperspace bypass.
1. I am driven crazy by the “lose” vs “loose” thing. It’s right up there with “irregardless” for me.
2. I am also driven crazy by people who seem to expect behavior from kids that they don’t expect from grownups. Grown men who cry when their favorite football team loses the Super Bowl make fun of kids crying when they lose something like the spelling bee, which these kids have spent hours and hours preparing for. See also, participation awards, despite the fact that there would be rioting if every adult who managed to crawl past the finish line of the NYC Marathon didn’t get their very own participation medal. That’s different! Because reasons!
3. After making fun of kids not being able to react to making a spelling error on the national stage like the Unsullied react to pain, this guy makes a mistake himself, and can’t handle the blowback; he runs and hides like the coward he is. Too bad, I imagine Scripps would have let him have a good weep on the comfort couch if he’d asked.
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Matt McIrvin
@Woodrowfan: It’s an auspicious number in Chinese culture, too, so when I see it used as part of a name there’s always this moment of context-checking to figure out if Chinese or Nazi.
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ruemara
That was a wonderful moment
sigaba
It is so pretty, Toulouse.
Felanius Kootea
Now, that was nicely done :)
SarahT
Who is Kyle Chapman ? And how did the spelling gods turn him. into an egg ?
Ultraviolet Thunder
Was I not paying attention and spelling became a blood sport?
Mike J
@SarahT:
Tom Lehrer did some fun little songs for Electric Company back in the day about the power of spelling. Who can turn man into a mane? Who can turn can into a cane? It’s simple as can be it’s silent e.
I assume the Scripps people have some related sort of spelling voodoo at their disposal. I actually have a decades old Scripps-Howard employee handbook laying around somewhere, but I’ve never seen these powers discussed in it.
M. Bouffant
kchapman88, as in “Heil Hitler” 88? That loudmouth certainly sounds like a Nazi.
David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch
Major Major Major Major
That’s hilarious.
My friend drew a picture of my cat, it’s cool.
opiejeanne
@Major Major Major Major: That is cool! Your friend is quite the artist.
BGinCHI
Do these idiots refer to “Talladega Nights” as a “docudrama”?
Major Major Major Major
@opiejeanne: He says thanks!
amk
Also. Too. Punctuation.
Major Major Major Major
@amk: eh, twitter is not for punctuation
you should see my account
Peale
Kyle, who looks to be 15, talks like he’s 89. They grow up so fast these days.
Peale
Before, when this country knew what it stood for, and men were men and became men by messing with fairies and guys with glasses, we used to burn the legs of spelling bee losers with our cigarette butts, which we can’t do any more because you coddling liberal losers won’t let us smoke 50 feet from the enterance to the spelling bee building. Probably because we let Muslims pray six times a day while we’ve practically banned the pledge of allegiance, about the same time we let Obama cancel the national Day of Prayer each year for the past seven years and don’t go to Snopes.com to tell me otherwise.
Major Major Major Major
Frankensteinbeck
@Major Major Major Major:
‘In those days men were men, women were men, and, well, that can get pretty boring after awhile.’
Major Major Major Major
@Frankensteinbeck: Says you.
seaboogie
@Major Major Major Major: Love the pic – your friend has serious talent and your cat is srsly cool looking! I used to work in art publishing, so I can say chit like that. But honestly, very good.
SectionH
@Major Major Major Major: Yes, it is cool.
Late to say, but glad to see your job news was v. good. And about the sock. I forget the 3rd one, sorry.
SectionH
@Major Major Major Major: Douglas Adams FTW. I missed Towel Day, which seems to be May 25th. I blame Boing Boing. Wondering if that’s the day Earth gets destroyed to make the hyperspace bypass.
PaulWartenberg2016
@Ultraviolet Thunder:
Two teens enter, one teen leaves
Matt McIrvin
In the old days, the heads of spelling-bee losers popped like bubbles! I saw it in A Boy Named Charlie Brown.
TriassicSands
kchapman — just another “moran.”
father pussbucket
@Peale: Win.
terben
@Peale: I am entranced by your spelling of ‘enterance.’ Please burn yourself on the legs with a cigarette butt.
Tbone
FFS. The word lose has to be the most misspelled word on the Internet. It’s 4 fucking letters, people.
Woodrowfan
@M. Bouffant: I noticed that too. Anyone with an ’88’ in their name makes me wonder.
CONGRATULATIONS!
This is the best thing I’ve seen all year.
-Proud Spelling Nazi
Trinity
Greatest.thing.ever.
Groucho48
Rouge for rogue is probably the most misspelled word on the internet. At least, the part I inhabited by gamers.
Gravenstone
@Tbone: Teh would like to have a word with you …
Nicole
There’s so much about this I love.
1. I am driven crazy by the “lose” vs “loose” thing. It’s right up there with “irregardless” for me.
2. I am also driven crazy by people who seem to expect behavior from kids that they don’t expect from grownups. Grown men who cry when their favorite football team loses the Super Bowl make fun of kids crying when they lose something like the spelling bee, which these kids have spent hours and hours preparing for. See also, participation awards, despite the fact that there would be rioting if every adult who managed to crawl past the finish line of the NYC Marathon didn’t get their very own participation medal. That’s different! Because reasons!
3. After making fun of kids not being able to react to making a spelling error on the national stage like the Unsullied react to pain, this guy makes a mistake himself, and can’t handle the blowback; he runs and hides like the coward he is. Too bad, I imagine Scripps would have let him have a good weep on the comfort couch if he’d asked.
Matt McIrvin
@Woodrowfan: It’s an auspicious number in Chinese culture, too, so when I see it used as part of a name there’s always this moment of context-checking to figure out if Chinese or Nazi.