In fact I was in that spelling bee as well, but it was a complete sham. Having shown my spelling acumen with such words as apoplexy, eunuch, and George Stephanopolis, I was given the word “tit-mouse” in the 11th round. I was unable to spell it in continuous tries due to my incurable case of the giggles.
That, coupled with the fact that I was taught all my spelling in my civics class. It did impinge on the time that we’d normally spend learning about the founding fathers, the different amendments to The Constitution, the separation of powers, you know, the trivial little stuff that one picks up on just by watching the ABC World News Tonight.
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”Unleash the Hogs of Peace.”
P.J. O'Rourke Parliament of Whores