YES - Spelling Bee on ESPN - in HD! (1 Viewer)

[whiteshadowen]

I admire these kids. I couldn't spell a lot of these words. But does anyone else find it a little weird that ESPN High Def station is carrying a spelling bee? As a father of 4 I know all about parental pride and all but a spelling bee...on ESPN...in HD? Seems like a violation of the truth in advertising act. For my hard earned subscription fees for ESPN and HD I should be seeing a replay of Saints game.

Actually....I find myself interested in it. You can tell immediately when they get a word they don't recognize. You first see panic...and then you see the wheels start turning as they ask for clues. Pretty cool actually...egads!

 

[Goats]

That Phillipino (sp?) kid is a Beast!

 

[triumph]

Why is it that everytime someone spends any amount of money that is somewhat disagreeable to them that their money turns into "hard-earned money".

Do people spend their "hard-earned money" on beer or food?

What if you have a cushy-office job where you can go to this site during office hours? Is your money really "hard-earned"?

 

[whiteshadowen]

Irony - Could you use it in a sentence please?

That Phillipino (sp?) kid is a Beast!

NICE!

 

[covingtondog]

Remember last year when that foreign kid won it and was then asked to sum up his feelings in one word? His answer:

"ecstaticness".

The dude's a walking dictionary and he uses some Jesse-Jackson-like-made-up word...It still makes me laugh when I think about it.

 

[superchuck500]

Actually I think its "Filipino." (edit- duh, you were making a joke- my bad)

I heard the finals were on ABC. Pretty cool.

Did anyone see the movie Spellbound? Intense!

 

[whiteshadowen]

It's almost hypnotic. I can't stop watching!

 

[keepoursaints]

So the acne is as real as it gets? I think I'll pass.

 

[triumph]

I think it would be good if there were more competitions aired on a major network (can start with ESPN 2 to see how it is viewed). I'm not sure which competitions are out there, but there have to be some national Math, Science, or Geography competitions.

 

[Broadmoor74]

I can't watch the spelling bee. Just seems like way too much pressure. Too much stress. Those kids should be out hiding in bushes, shooting passersby with supersoakers or something.

 

[Jonesy77]

It's almost hypnotic. I can't stop watching!

The answer to your original question

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

Alright!! Now if we can just get the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in HD...

 

[buzd]

I think they should combine the spelling bee and cage match. Whoever makes it out of the cage match gets to spell the word.

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

Why is it that everytime someone spends any amount of money that is somewhat disagreeable to them that their money turns into "hard-earned money".

Do people spend their "hard-earned money" on beer or food?

What if you have a cushy-office job where you can go to this site during office hours? Is your money really "hard-earned"?

Agreed.

 

[Jonesy77]

Why is it that everytime someone spends any amount of money that is somewhat disagreeable to them that their money turns into "hard-earned money".

Do people spend their "hard-earned money" on beer or food?

What if you have a cushy-office job where you can go to this site during office hours? Is your money really "hard-earned"?

It's a tough job, but somebody has to do it.