They just eliminated an Arab contestant when they asked him to spell a Hebrew word (sheol). The guy doing color said there was no way you'd know how to spell that if you hadn't studied the Bible or the Torah; i.e., you could know all the Greek, Latin, French, etc., roots in the world and none of it would help you figure it out. I'm sorry, but am I evil for LMAO?!!! I mean, somebody up there has a wicked sense of humor. Oh, boy, get ready for another holy war.
To: LibWhacker
They just eliminated an Arab contestant when they asked him to spell a Hebrew word (sheol). The guy doing color said there was no way you'd know how to spell that if you hadn't studied the Bible or the Torah; Red flag going up. Someone watching the program will complain of the inequity of including religious terminology. Guess it's just a matter of time before they include words from the Qu'uran or eliminate all religious reference materials.
Tuesday evening, ESPN2 televised what I suppose was last year's finals. The majority of finalists were Indian and Oriental. The toughest words were all foreign language.
2 posted on
05/28/2009 9:45:04 AM PDT by
NYer
("Run from places of sin as from a plague." - St. John Climacus)
To: LibWhacker
They cut the number of kids down to 41 from the normal 90 semifinalists, making the trek to become one even harder.
3 posted on
05/28/2009 9:51:40 AM PDT by
rwfromkansas
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To: LibWhacker
The Spelling Bee is such fun! I hopey changey I can catch some of it on The Dish later. Cheers!
4 posted on
05/28/2009 9:54:33 AM PDT by
TheConservativeParty
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