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go here:
http://www.sportspickle.com/features/volume3/2004-0609-spellingbee.html
"Christopher Heck, a finalist at last week’s Scripps National Spelling Bee, was eliminated when he was unable to spell the word 'girlfriend.'...Heck, 13, gamely tried to spell 'girlfriend' for several minutes, asking its origin (English), definition ('a favored female companion or sweetheart') and for it to be used in a sentence. Bee Master Michael Winchester provided Heck with the sentence: 'You will never have a girlfriend,' prompting the boy to break into tears and run off the stage. 'I apologized to Heck about making him cry,' said Winchester. 'I didn’t mean to do it, I just couldn’t find the paper with the context sentence, so I simply said what came to my mind first. I looked up at that kid and all I could think was: ‘You will never have a girlfriend.’ I’m sorry he took it so personally.'"
haha I don't know if this is real or not but wow, it made me laugh. afterwards i felt like a total ass though... it's really quite sad. The picture of the kid on the site is priceless haha.
random note: I can't sleep :/ My summer insomnia is starting to kick in.
http://www.sportspickle.com/features/volume3/2004-0609-spellingbee.html
"Christopher Heck, a finalist at last week’s Scripps National Spelling Bee, was eliminated when he was unable to spell the word 'girlfriend.'...Heck, 13, gamely tried to spell 'girlfriend' for several minutes, asking its origin (English), definition ('a favored female companion or sweetheart') and for it to be used in a sentence. Bee Master Michael Winchester provided Heck with the sentence: 'You will never have a girlfriend,' prompting the boy to break into tears and run off the stage. 'I apologized to Heck about making him cry,' said Winchester. 'I didn’t mean to do it, I just couldn’t find the paper with the context sentence, so I simply said what came to my mind first. I looked up at that kid and all I could think was: ‘You will never have a girlfriend.’ I’m sorry he took it so personally.'"
haha I don't know if this is real or not but wow, it made me laugh. afterwards i felt like a total ass though... it's really quite sad. The picture of the kid on the site is priceless haha.
random note: I can't sleep :/ My summer insomnia is starting to kick in.