Some people get their news from fancy newspapers and high falutin' websites, and some, if you're like me, learn things from the lid of a pint of Haagen-Dazs. Would that I were kidding, this is the truth folks: did you know that honey bees are disappearing like size 8 shoes at a sale? It's true.
Eleven-year-old Akshay Rajagopal won the 20th annual National Geographic Geography Bee yesterday with his winning answer of "Bolivia." The win capped a two-day streak where he answered every question correctly. He's a sixth grader at Lux Middle School in Nebraska.
I remember the first time I heard this kind of musical chairs genre mixing. I was at a club in San Francisco and the opening act was a chamber orchestra tribute band for — wait for it — Duran Duran. Somehow, their slow, ponderous songs ("Save a Prayer," anyone?) really worked for string, woodwind and brass instruments.
The annual Scripps National Spelling Bee was held this past week in Washington, DC. Th whizkid below, Sameer Mishra, took home the championship trophy last Friday, but not without encountering a few interesting words along the way. He wasn't familiar with the word provided in the following clip, but he was familiar with a similar-sounding one .
This spelling bee contestant can't get a grip on his giggles upon hearing the word that he's gotta spell. We always hear about those word-o-maniacs who take the competition way too seriously, but it's refreshing to see a wickedly intelligent little dude who can keep it real. Not only does he laugh his way to success, he tries to sneak in a cheater question while he's at it.
A date, natch! And we don't mean another hooker, we mean — your wife! Here, Jon Stewart and Samantha Bee of The Daily Show imagine what we've yet to see: a confession from the whoremongering wife standing with her long-suffering hubby.
This must be the first contestant in the history of spelling bees who doesn't take himself or the game too seriously. That's because he's a regular 'ole comedian, this kid. That is, if an awkwardly inserted and delivered pop culture reference during a spelling tournament counts as comedy.
The two judging this spelling bee were obviously a couple at some point in time and have now reunited to not-so-subtly spell out the frustrations that ended the affair. Since when are the words "bitch and moan" and "jackass" fit to be spelled? ...Since the day he stung her and she buzzed off.