tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post5521292468558335516..comments2024-02-29T03:29:52.934-05:00Comments on A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago: Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-85640142010923870402014-06-01T20:50:35.957-04:002014-06-01T20:50:35.957-04:00To answer the question in the chat room about crue...To answer the question in the chat room about cruelness of post-video interviews:<br />I was on site in the media section doing coverage of Tejas (8th place) and I think these people were excited to be on TV. They also had the opportunity to say yes or no for the interviews and ESPN was very respectful. Kaylee was very generous to the subjects. They didn't do the 11th place winner (also from Virginia) because he ran away pretty fastOK72noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-72049096488105893552014-06-01T11:33:26.045-04:002014-06-01T11:33:26.045-04:00Sounds like you know one more than I do. Maybe I ...Sounds like you know one more than I do. Maybe I should go looking for more.<br />I remember watching a podcast of the Detroit regional one year. Not live, though.<br />The only live streaming I ever watched was Canspell in its first few years.BeeFannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-89653463175908556062014-06-01T10:21:27.704-04:002014-06-01T10:21:27.704-04:00BeeFan, do you know of any good regional bees that...BeeFan, do you know of any good regional bees that live stream their bee or post it on Youtube? I know the Houston bee (Syamantak & Shobha this year) is really good and live streams every year.Sara Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-16277714875234528922014-05-30T22:43:23.696-04:002014-05-30T22:43:23.696-04:00It was hard to tell, but it seemed that he started...It was hard to tell, but it seemed that he started to read it, but it was the sentence for the wrong word. At least that's what he said, but there may have some kind of inside joke that I missed completely.Marshanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-122019031750913862014-05-30T18:36:02.359-04:002014-05-30T18:36:02.359-04:00I doubt that it was anything more than that seemed...I doubt that it was anything more than that seemed a small enough number that a champion was imminent.<br /><br />I think they did that in 1998 or 1999.BeeFannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-28856710433123679402014-05-30T16:14:43.083-04:002014-05-30T16:14:43.083-04:00Yeah, but I wonder why the rule was originally mad...Yeah, but I wonder why the rule was originally made to start the championship words with "any round where 2 or 3 spellers" remain instead of just 2?Sara Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-16090796999805375302014-05-30T15:25:18.847-04:002014-05-30T15:25:18.847-04:00That's disappointing, but jerks gonna be jerks...That's disappointing, but jerks gonna be jerks. ESPN, theoretically, has some editorial standards it can use.Adam C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-36140046329939487102014-05-30T14:56:27.448-04:002014-05-30T14:56:27.448-04:00That's a long-standing Scripps rule (Bee Rule ...That's a long-standing Scripps rule (Bee Rule 4) http://www.spellingbee.com/contest-rules It was not added at the behest of TV. Basically, it's designed so that they don't run out of words. Dr. Bailly isn't coming up with/pronouncing these words off the top of his head.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-8647028772678657402014-05-30T14:43:24.471-04:002014-05-30T14:43:24.471-04:00Shucks. I must have skipped over it.Shucks. I must have skipped over it.Dave Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-38192252880431090822014-05-30T14:34:23.062-04:002014-05-30T14:34:23.062-04:00I'm just guessing here, but it could be that t...I'm just guessing here, but it could be that they wanted to wrap up the competition relatively quickly, since it was past 10:00 and preempting other ESPN shows. Of course, the co-champs dispensed with any notion of immediately ending the contest!Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-38486569072724241192014-05-30T14:24:10.916-04:002014-05-30T14:24:10.916-04:00Ha, I am sure that's true. It really does dem...Ha, I am sure that's true. It really does demonstrate how the difficulty has ramped up over time, though.bristlesagenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-20981698148124910562014-05-30T14:22:51.614-04:002014-05-30T14:22:51.614-04:00I wonder why Scripps decided to start the champion...I wonder why Scripps decided to start the championship words with 3 spellers remaining instead of 2 (back whenever they first made the rule about the championship words)?Sara Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-31808254361474380612014-05-30T14:22:03.263-04:002014-05-30T14:22:03.263-04:00I wonder why Scripps decided to start the champion...I wonder why Scripps decided to start the championship words with 3 spellers remaining instead of only 2 (back whenever they first made the rule about the championship words)?Sara Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-86173023859440768722014-05-30T14:17:39.626-04:002014-05-30T14:17:39.626-04:00I know! If he got a word he didn't know, his e...I know! If he got a word he didn't know, his eyes would sort of droop, no smile. If he knew it, happy eyes and slight smile. We got the droopy eyes on "feuilleton" which really had me scared he didn't know it. Not sure if that was an act and he knew it or if he wasn't familiar with it and just managed to figure it out. What do you think?Sara Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-86899761233537828992014-05-30T14:10:34.963-04:002014-05-30T14:10:34.963-04:00I'm almost afraid to look at Youtube comments ...I'm almost afraid to look at Youtube comments of videos of Jacob...Youtube commenters were vicious about Evan O'Dorney in '07.Sara Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-59217044602835365712014-05-30T14:08:18.259-04:002014-05-30T14:08:18.259-04:00Neat test, but I'm afraid it's far too eas...Neat test, but I'm afraid it's far too easy for most posters here during Bee Week :).Sara Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-52551102277706774972014-05-30T14:04:52.592-04:002014-05-30T14:04:52.592-04:00Agreed. I kept shouting at the TV for them to get ...Agreed. I kept shouting at the TV for them to get the cameras out of the kids faces after they left the stage.Anne57noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-30012588412126107542014-05-30T14:03:18.894-04:002014-05-30T14:03:18.894-04:00Could someone explain to me what happened with Bai...Could someone explain to me what happened with Bailly's "milkshake brings all the boys to the yard" sentence last night? I heard everyone in the crowd sort of laugh or groan. It must have went over my head...Sara Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-41555213825508083852014-05-30T13:59:59.808-04:002014-05-30T13:59:59.808-04:00They did, and they also showed the clip and made f...They did, and they also showed the clip and made fun of it for several minutes on the ESPN2 show "Highly Questionable" yesterday. They need to stop.Sara Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-83702568716068624962014-05-30T11:11:22.837-04:002014-05-30T11:11:22.837-04:00Have you guys already posted this somewhere in the...Have you guys already posted this somewhere in the comments? Anyway, it's fun, a test of 20 winning words from years past, including sentences/origin/parts of speech, if you "ask" for them.<br /><br />http://www.vox.com/2014/5/28/5740250/spell-it-outbristlesagenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-54549110919312834982014-05-30T09:36:56.635-04:002014-05-30T09:36:56.635-04:00Just finished reading the CIL transcript from last...Just finished reading the CIL transcript from last night. Couldn't be there live, but stayed up late to watch, and THAT. WAS. AWESOME. So proud of the co-champs, so proud of all the competitors. Like others have said, I really really really hope that the Jacob clips we see in future bee coverage focus on his wonderful, genuine enthusiasm and not his momentary lapse *ahem, ESPN*.Adam C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-60205197496705341522014-05-30T00:56:20.129-04:002014-05-30T00:56:20.129-04:00Once it was down to 3 competitors, they switched t...Once it was down to 3 competitors, they switched to the 25 championship words. When there weren't enough left for either speller to win, the tie was declared.Devin McCullennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-13599143051839180122014-05-30T00:15:11.053-04:002014-05-30T00:15:11.053-04:00Two comments, both related to Ansun:
1) Anecdota...Two comments, both related to Ansun:<br /><br /><br />1) Anecdotal reports suggest that the level of Texan pride in Colleyville (we border Euless) and the broader metroplex is currently considered "obnoxious" by anyone not from Texas. Whether that is statistically significant from normal circumstances is beyond my mathematical abilities to determine.<br /><br />2) I loved his tells - every time he got a word he knew, he'd make this expression that said "yes! I know that one!"Samirnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-11385452508033428802014-05-29T23:57:20.942-04:002014-05-29T23:57:20.942-04:00I was only following on Twitter. Was the tie purel...I was only following on Twitter. Was the tie purely a function of timing, or was this a Bud Selig thing where they arbitrarily ended the match?Tednoreply@blogger.com