tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post503750562251512931..comments2024-02-29T03:29:52.934-05:00Comments on A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago: Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-69571734525116923972010-06-03T12:59:17.000-04:002010-06-03T12:59:17.000-04:00Speller #59 did a fine job - go Devora!Speller #59 did a fine job - go Devora!Marshanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-57137031373466509202010-06-03T11:29:31.000-04:002010-06-03T11:29:31.000-04:00That's a perfect round for the homeschoolers -...That's a perfect round for the homeschoolers - all thirty-one of them got their word right!Nolo Promitterenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-8644369789877618112010-06-03T11:27:34.000-04:002010-06-03T11:27:34.000-04:00Hmmm, you're right. I misread the rules.
So ...Hmmm, you're right. I misread the rules.<br /><br />So ... what if there are, say, 10 perfect scores and and 41 tied for the next spot? Do we skip Friday afternoon and go straight to prime-time?BeeFannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-34081827041915297552010-06-03T11:25:40.000-04:002010-06-03T11:25:40.000-04:00Last year's cutoff was at 41.Last year's cutoff was at 41.Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-85325483458619298732010-06-03T11:22:46.000-04:002010-06-03T11:22:46.000-04:00Well done, sir!Well done, sir!The Pathetic Earthlingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-55978919581129742682010-06-03T11:18:57.000-04:002010-06-03T11:18:57.000-04:00They would just make the cutoff at 47 then - they ...They would just make the cutoff at 47 then - they promise no more than 50 semifinalists, not 50 exactly.<br /><br />If they have 1 perfect score and 50 people only one point away, the officials are perfectly within their rights to move only that one person up.Nolo Promitterenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-6443334420266357522010-06-03T11:13:00.000-04:002010-06-03T11:13:00.000-04:00It doesn't take 75 perfect scores. All it tak...It doesn't take 75 perfect scores. All it takes is a lot of people tied for the next score after 48th or 49th.<br /><br />It could easily happen. There are 273 spellers and only 31 possible scores. And I don't think there will be any single digits. Probably lots from 20 to 31.BeeFannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-73110308032754301852010-06-03T10:56:56.000-04:002010-06-03T10:56:56.000-04:00It's certainly better than getting LBJ'ed ...It's certainly better than getting LBJ'ed into submission.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-54441297820388779442010-06-03T10:45:36.000-04:002010-06-03T10:45:36.000-04:00Mazel tov!Mazel tov!Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-78742826146818934032010-06-03T10:44:56.000-04:002010-06-03T10:44:56.000-04:00That's where I had my first date with my fianc...That's where I had my first date with my fiancee! (Oh, did I mention I got engaged?)<br /><br /><br />(Talk about a weirdly appropriate way for me to slide that in...)Joseph J. Finnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-27022881871475963122010-06-03T10:37:15.000-04:002010-06-03T10:37:15.000-04:00That word just Robert McNamara'd her into subm...That word just Robert McNamara'd her into submission.Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-10201938005667617132010-06-03T10:32:24.000-04:002010-06-03T10:32:24.000-04:00I'm sure they would take all 75 to the Semifin...I'm sure they would take all 75 to the Semifinals.SarahCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-18073910591747695842010-06-03T10:31:23.000-04:002010-06-03T10:31:23.000-04:00Interestingly, the subject of Spellbound is now a ...Interestingly, the subject of Spellbound is <a href="http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2010/06/fast-fact.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+chicagotribune%2Fchangeofsubject+%28Chicago+Tribune+-+Change+of+Subject%29" rel="nofollow">now a neuroscientist at MIT</a>.Joseph J. Finnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-90532377209403475692010-06-03T10:30:15.000-04:002010-06-03T10:30:15.000-04:00Hurrah! Loved that place in law school.Hurrah! Loved that place in law school.The Pathetic Earthlingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-66003774734653119082010-06-03T10:30:07.000-04:002010-06-03T10:30:07.000-04:00I lost my harmonica, Albert.I lost my harmonica, Albert.Eric J.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-28223070578213477422010-06-03T10:29:29.000-04:002010-06-03T10:29:29.000-04:00#10 is still here in Chicago TPE!#10 is still here in Chicago TPE!Heather Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-41349719418349492522010-06-03T10:14:45.000-04:002010-06-03T10:14:45.000-04:00Oh, Alyssa Szczypien's going to feel a bit des...Oh, Alyssa Szczypien's going to feel a bit desultory today, having misspelled fi-LIP-ik.Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-22703680211936522852010-06-03T10:12:31.000-04:002010-06-03T10:12:31.000-04:00They won't, but you're correct to flag tha...They won't, but you're correct to flag that the rules don't account for it.Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-14482820640430028622010-06-03T10:08:53.000-04:002010-06-03T10:08:53.000-04:00What happens if you have 75 perfect scores?What happens if you have 75 perfect scores?Nolo Promitterenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-37270114869578329382010-06-03T10:07:45.000-04:002010-06-03T10:07:45.000-04:00Correct: it's (up to 25 for the computer round...Correct: it's (up to 25 for the computer round) with two +3's available today. Add it all up, and the top up-to-50 make it to tomorrow.Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-5475886504166847192010-06-03T09:40:57.000-04:002010-06-03T09:40:57.000-04:00I'm not accusing anyone of having an agenda, b...I'm not accusing anyone of having an agenda, but I was amused to see gynarchy, patriciate and chauvinism show up in the span of 5 words.Devin McCullennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-19331803289356542202010-06-03T09:18:20.000-04:002010-06-03T09:18:20.000-04:00None of the homeschoolers have missed so far :)None of the homeschoolers have missed so far :)Nolo Promitterenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-92046085012644253062010-06-03T09:15:20.000-04:002010-06-03T09:15:20.000-04:00Even if he'd asked for the definition, I'd...Even if he'd asked for the definition, I'd bet he'd have misspelled it anyway. I have students (heck, colleagues) who routinely misspell the transition as "segway."Professor Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-1557655449137744802010-06-03T09:13:52.000-04:002010-06-03T09:13:52.000-04:00One of the Bee parents told me that both round 2 A...One of the Bee parents told me that both round 2 AND round 3 this year will be from lists the kids were given to study ahead of time. No excuses for missing a word in these rounds!Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-74799073820793103182010-06-03T09:12:11.000-04:002010-06-03T09:12:11.000-04:00I think rounds 2 and 3 are the bonus rounds - you ...I think rounds 2 and 3 are the bonus rounds - you get three points added onto your written test score for each word you get right. If you miss the word you didn't earn the bonus (it doesn't automatically mean you are eliminated though - at least for round 2.Nolo Promitterenoreply@blogger.com