tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post2483427675586420114..comments2024-02-29T03:29:52.934-05:00Comments on A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago: Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-79370086765055848052013-05-30T00:53:03.204-04:002013-05-30T00:53:03.204-04:00Sigh. Double sigh. (I missed all of today - was en...Sigh. Double sigh. (I missed all of today - was entirely away from a computer. Will resume being incensed tomorrow.)Marshanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-65174624933922495062013-05-29T17:31:22.392-04:002013-05-29T17:31:22.392-04:00I pay a visit everyday a few blogs and websites to...I pay a visit everyday a few blogs and websites to read content, except this weblog offers quality based articles.<br /><br /><br /><br />Review my web blog :: <a href="http://sponasy.com/groups/are-all-as-noticed-on-tv-set-goods-junk/" rel="nofollow">gift ideas for men</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-31551573073298755272013-05-29T15:52:37.190-04:002013-05-29T15:52:37.190-04:00May I have them in a sentence please?May I have them in a sentence please?Cliffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-13137401666931821722013-05-29T15:38:08.952-04:002013-05-29T15:38:08.952-04:00Two best moments of culture whiplash:
1. Dr. Bail...Two best moments of culture whiplash:<br /><br />1. Dr. Bailly referencing Daft Punk's new album in one of his sentences.<br /><br />2. Dr. Bailly actually juxtaposing reggaeton, Broadway, and Loudon Wainwright in a single sentence.<br /><br />Also...this may have missed some viewers, but Shreyas Parab asked a proper root question for "bellicose" (i.e., does this come from the Latin root "bellum" meaning war?). He was told that it did, and said something like, "Just like I asked last night."<br />The night before Rounds 2 and 3, there's a speller orientation, so everyone knows how the next day will proceed. The spellers were schooled on how to ask root questions. Apparently, Shreyas used the exact same word and asked the exact same question to get the exact same answer today as yesterday. More than a little serendipity going on here this year!Uncle Spikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-55516751655900480312013-05-29T15:07:19.681-04:002013-05-29T15:07:19.681-04:00Looked it up and you're right - tuckahoe is an...Looked it up and you're right - tuckahoe is an "obsolete or obscure" word that was used for certain classes of Virginians in the 18th/19th century, but the primary definition is an edible plant or fungus found in Virginia.Genevievenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-88617902592737099532013-05-29T13:28:08.060-04:002013-05-29T13:28:08.060-04:00I'm waiting for them use a Harry Potter word:
...I'm waiting for them use a Harry Potter word:<br /><br /><br />Bailly: Quidditch<br />Speller: Language of origin?<br />Bailly: Wizard.BeeFannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-71894470889024852122013-05-29T12:24:35.601-04:002013-05-29T12:24:35.601-04:00Yes, some of the words are very usable in everyday...Yes, some of the words are very usable in everyday life. Here are some good words that weren't given in round 2 but were on the study list:<br /><br />glitz: "extravagant showiness"<br />incognito: for browsing unspeakable things on Google Chrome<br />quesadilla: when you're craving MexicanCliffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-56115862946394958802013-05-29T12:06:56.111-04:002013-05-29T12:06:56.111-04:00It's that thing of where a midget reenacts cla...It's that thing of where a midget reenacts classic Star Trek scenes except he replaces all the dialogue with "vooooooooor."isaac_spacemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-703118332079297352013-05-29T12:04:08.927-04:002013-05-29T12:04:08.927-04:00Solid round -- glad to see a lot of favorites retu...Solid round -- glad to see a lot of favorites returning (both in the Bee and here in the comments). Looking forward to the afternoon session.Adam C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-49905998239446332732013-05-29T11:41:46.461-04:002013-05-29T11:41:46.461-04:00They look really familiar to anyone who's been...They look really familiar to anyone who's been watching the Bee for years. I guess most of these spellers are too young to have been watching for years.<br /><br /><br />(But when the same speller gets the same word in the same round the very next year ... !!!)<br /><br /><br /><br />En daar was baie woorde, wat uit Afrikaans gekom het.BeeFannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-29095138126395731202013-05-29T11:38:49.013-04:002013-05-29T11:38:49.013-04:00When does the bee include it's first Klingon w...When does the bee include it's first Klingon word?Eric J.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-55741076547076847772013-05-29T11:35:14.975-04:002013-05-29T11:35:14.975-04:00Some of these words are actually quite difficult, ...Some of these words are actually quite difficult, but almost everyone gets them because all the spellers get predetermined study lists for rounds 2 and 3. There are around 1500 possible words for these two rounds.<br /><br />All the other rounds come from the dictionary, which contains a hefty 40,000-50,000 good spelling bee words with origins and definitions.Cliffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-49196865567405029622013-05-29T11:34:14.604-04:002013-05-29T11:34:14.604-04:00What's up, yup this piece of writing is in fac...What's up, yup this piece of writing is in fact pleasant and I have learned lot of things from it about blogging. thanks.<br /><br />Here is my site ... <a href="http://www.stellasla.com/user_detail.php?u=vivienalm" rel="nofollow">summer internship</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-85946956061340453462013-05-29T11:00:30.325-04:002013-05-29T11:00:30.325-04:00Well, that answers that.
(Iram Kingston and real...Well, that answers that.<br /><br /><br />(Iram Kingston and realschule)BeeFannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-1217254716724441262013-05-29T09:29:55.148-04:002013-05-29T09:29:55.148-04:00Cracking up over the Maryland kid getting "te...Cracking up over the Maryland kid getting "terrapin"!Genevievenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-76156047323392245942013-05-29T09:11:20.147-04:002013-05-29T09:11:20.147-04:00They don't always use the primary definition i...They don't always use the primary definition in the Bee. I found that out when I looked up Laodicean after Kavya won in 2009. The primary definition was something like "a person from Laodicea".BeeFannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-15923442553046963222013-05-29T08:56:18.914-04:002013-05-29T08:56:18.914-04:00Followed by lokshen and tchotchke.Followed by lokshen and tchotchke.Genevievenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-43079654881651288992013-05-29T08:53:17.016-04:002013-05-29T08:53:17.016-04:00We have a school named Tuckahoe here, but I always...We have a school named Tuckahoe here, but I always assumed it was a proper noun. Apparently, it means "Virginian."Genevievenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-79481678490869100202013-05-29T08:33:11.993-04:002013-05-29T08:33:11.993-04:00Glasnost, perestroika, commissar ... somewhere up ...Glasnost, perestroika, commissar ... somewhere up north, Cat Cojocaru is screaming "No!!! I hate Russian words!!!"<br /><br />Roodebok. Afrikaans is back.<br /><br />So many old familiar words I can't place where I first saw them anymore. "Kirtle" once knocked out George Thampy. "Ocelot" was the first word Vanya ever saw as a competitor, I think. "Baedeker" once knocked out ... I'm thinking Alexis Ducote, but I'm probably wrong. I know he went out on "Pepysian" once.<br /><br />Things seem to be moving quickly. The time limits are the same, right?BeeFannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-65272368531160888712013-05-29T08:23:41.730-04:002013-05-29T08:23:41.730-04:00Paging MARSHA: our first Yiddish word of the day i...Paging MARSHA: our first Yiddish word of the day is SHNEH-kuh.Adam B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-23775548893512397682013-05-29T08:20:11.563-04:002013-05-29T08:20:11.563-04:00Given all the words repeated from previous bees, I...Given all the words repeated from previous bees, I was wondering...<br /><br />Has any speller gotten the same word twice (different years, obviously). Maybe even including regional beeBeeFannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-22743295611966876972013-05-29T08:13:48.240-04:002013-05-29T08:13:48.240-04:0016/16 so far. All gettable words.16/16 so far. All gettable words.Adam B.noreply@blogger.com