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Uncommon Thing of the Year
Last year, I went all out to determine the most popular FanShots and Open Threads of that year. I invented algorithms and a word by which to refer to them. I even used that new-fangled democracy. We didn't have a lot of OTs because we were the tiny readership, in fact it was one year ago today I...
Laodicean is only slightly harder to spell than Shivashankar
A thirteen year old Kansas girl named Kayva Shivashankar was crowned the winner of the Annual Sighing Into A Microphone and Covering Your Face Competition. This was her fourth year of entry, which I think is a little weird. She started when she was nine; by now she's probably smoked a cigarette and...
2009 National Spelling Bee (Apis Nationis)
The National Spelling Bee is airing right now and the four letter network is breaking away from its usual fare to provide round-the-clock coverage of children who are smarter than you failing on a national stage. This story takes a different spin on the "oddly addictive" nature of the Bee, but in...
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