tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28272371.post7791702411776871166..comments2024-01-22T05:42:09.457-05:00Comments on Crotchety Old Man Yells At Cars: Spelling Bee WinnerDa Old Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02529514518271981093noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28272371.post-6383832186231718302009-06-06T02:35:32.854-04:002009-06-06T02:35:32.854-04:00I won a spelling bee in eighth grade and it was th...I won a spelling bee in eighth grade and it was the last thing I ever won. Oh, except something at a raffle once.Hattiehttp://hattie.typepad.com/hatties_web/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28272371.post-88691490471489428662009-06-02T20:54:49.168-04:002009-06-02T20:54:49.168-04:00Bastages? Did that used to be a fancy swear word?
...Bastages? Did that used to be a fancy swear word?<br /><br />I cannot find the definition on Google either. It really isn't a word. Who knew that was possible in one's lifetime?<br /><br />P.L. Frederick (<A HREF="http://smallandbig.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Small & Big</A>)P.L. Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13598443239343593305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28272371.post-85787963093169260202009-05-31T17:33:48.858-04:002009-05-31T17:33:48.858-04:00@ Chris: That was excellent.
@ Reforming: I gave ...@ Chris: That was excellent.<br /><br />@ Reforming: I gave up. There's just too many words.<br /><br />@ Nonamed: It was on a major channel here (ABC) for the finals, but the early rounds were on ESPN (Sports) <br /><br />@ FishHawk: You were pretty accurate, though I dropped out before 34th grade. I never did get to graduate.<br />:(Da Old Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02529514518271981093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28272371.post-4883350539264563692009-05-31T16:52:46.934-04:002009-05-31T16:52:46.934-04:00It sounds like the bastages were out to get you if...It sounds like the bastages were out to get you if they were requiring you to spell a word that did not even exist at the time. For I know that you had to have been in at least the 34th grade by 1984.<br /><br />On second thought, I forgot to consider the possiblity of you being held back. So, I suppose that it is possible that you were still in the 4th grade in 1984, but that doesn't mean that the bastages still weren't out to get you, of course. (Yes, I traced all of that out on my palm.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349087080262856079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28272371.post-73163823273278579072009-05-31T13:59:49.262-04:002009-05-31T13:59:49.262-04:00Here in Canada they carried the Bee on the sports ...Here in Canada they carried the Bee on the sports channel. Boy, it's come a long way; right up there with poker and darts!nonamedufushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11818490858598810629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28272371.post-9121230673071878592009-05-31T13:30:37.564-04:002009-05-31T13:30:37.564-04:00I ust to be abel to spel. I misspelled neurosis in...I ust to be abel to spel. I misspelled neurosis in my 4th grade spelling bee. Oops.ReformingGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17990465686765948682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28272371.post-12957023174550178142009-05-31T13:00:41.535-04:002009-05-31T13:00:41.535-04:00I heard that Kavya didn't make the top ten last ye...I heard that Kavya didn't make the top ten last year, so this year they're billing it "The Shivashankar Redemption".<br /><br />Jeez, I crack myself up.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794712479594188124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28272371.post-3872287947704401772009-05-31T12:58:43.132-04:002009-05-31T12:58:43.132-04:00@ Lauren: True dat
@ Me-me: I spend a lot of time...@ Lauren: True dat<br /><br />@ Me-me: I spend a lot of time there, too.<br /><br />@ Quirky: No, but it should have been.<br /><br />@ Secondary Roads: I really like that movie. One of the few I bought on DVD, too.<br /><br />@ Don: I doubt it's a word. I think they just make stuff up.<br /><br />@ Lin: Language then was mostly just grunts and gestures.Da Old Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02529514518271981093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28272371.post-16946738577080519402009-05-31T11:03:08.679-04:002009-05-31T11:03:08.679-04:00They had spelling when you were young????They had spelling when you were young????Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042143254001890567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28272371.post-73157668356009599722009-05-31T10:19:41.350-04:002009-05-31T10:19:41.350-04:00Dayam Joe! You used the fumbled form of basturds? ...Dayam Joe! You used the fumbled form of basturds? Hmmm. Wonder what Urbane Dictionary has to say about Laodecian.Donniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05463060912068044225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28272371.post-67879367837162335742009-05-31T09:28:36.014-04:002009-05-31T09:28:36.014-04:00According to the Urban Dictionary,
"Fumbled form o...According to the Urban Dictionary,<br />"Fumbled form of "bastards" first used in the 1984 film "Johnny Dangerously" by the character Roman Moroni, who had a mishandle of English obscenities. "<br /><br />How old were you when you entered the spelling bee?Secondary Roadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05116234285533139701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28272371.post-14230014750976406372009-05-31T09:18:59.019-04:002009-05-31T09:18:59.019-04:00Was that the word? Bastages? heh hehWas that the word? Bastages? heh hehAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28272371.post-61423132604612810172009-05-31T07:36:54.602-04:002009-05-31T07:36:54.602-04:00I'm with you, dictionary dot com is on my Booksmar...I'm with you, dictionary dot com is on my Booksmarks Bar - can't blog without it.Me-Me Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702437014277335742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28272371.post-88813953282685839372009-05-31T07:13:40.015-04:002009-05-31T07:13:40.015-04:00in this day&age whn txting is the communicatio...in this day&age whn txting is the communication of choice i'm surprised any1 noes how 2 spell any word rite!A New Yorkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997572457756451648noreply@blogger.com