• F-U-R-I-O-U-S over spelling bee ruling

RENO, Nevada (AP) -- She spelled it right. The judge said it was wrong. And she's not getting a second chance.

Reno, Nevada, eighth-grader Sara Beckman spelled "discernible" correctly during a spelling bee Tuesday at the University of Nevada, Reno. But the judge rang the bell anyway.

Her parents are furious, but organizers say they had to protest the call immediately. They say they waited until the bee was over to avoid interrupting.

A school spokesman likens it to a referee's call in an NFL game. The protest has to come before the next play starts.

Sara says she'd just like another chance, since it's her last spelling bee.

Her mother, Cindy, calls herself a "momma bear with her bear claws out" and is ready to go to court.

The school spokesman says he hopes everybody can sit down together and work something out. He says defending a lawsuit over a spelling bee isn't a good way to spend school district money.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/02/08/spelling.bee.ap/index.html 

P-O-T-A-T-O-E

then I guess they should make sure their judges know how to spell! sheesh

while it was at a district level this happened to me in 5th grade. Kept me from advancing.

The word was besiege. I immediatley went to look it up and was told that the judge's word is final and I waited too long anyway.

and you still remember it, too ? Don't you ? That sucks. Not a good way to instill right and wrong in a child, is it ? The Bastid . . .

Some newbie slammed MACS(SW) earlier, and I couldn't resist. The fun part was jumping on the bandwagon with VFR . . . LoL . . .

Howe coud a SPELING BE juge KNOT knoe howe a wurd iz speled.. Due thay KNOT hav a dikshunary inn frount ov them wen thay giv thu werdz?

Obsolootley unaxeceptable.

Yeah, jet... but the difference is, I don't care and I ain't suing him over it.

And yes... I know 'ain't' ain't a word.

MACS, check your dictionary, it's been a word for years now!

Thanks a lot Clive... I was, just this minute, getting over being corrected on my spelling and grammar and now you have to come along and put me back into my depression by telling me i'm wrong again?

OH, the HUMANITY!!

the "I" in " I'm" should be capitalized.

you moran.

That's it... I'm going to drink a lot of beer and stay out aaaaaaaaaall night.

I know there's only one a in all.

I think it's spelled "moron", but what do I know. I dropped out of high school in'87.

yes, you are prolly rite.

den yu agreee wit mee?

Mike... what'd you do 120 down the 15 to get home so quick?

Seems like we just finished that tasty smoke.

me ugry

I don't know. My speedometer doesn't work. It says 90 whether I'm going 100MPH or in reverse. I hauled a$$, until I got to Rancho Bernardo. Traffic really sucked there.

I hate driving in San Diego.

LMAO!!

Me too, buddy... me too.

That was for you'droomi, in case you're lurking.

Andy, pool my fangur