SuperJerk

I'm calling bullshit. Being able to spell requires little actual intelligence, if any at all. Its a memory test, nothing more. Arrange the 26 symbols in the same way they were first presented to you. No reasoning, deduction, or strategy is involved. Most of high school requires little actual intelligence, if any at all. (Two can play this game.) In my experience, teachers who knocked the spelling bee were the ones who themselves couldn't spell very well, and got testy when their students called them on it, rather than appreciating the fact that at least one of the brats is awake and cares enough about the subject matter to catch the glaring error on the chalkboard. (It wasn't even me that always did the calling out.) Again, drawing on my experience, I don't think kids just sit down, crack open the ol' OED, and start memorizing. Generally, these competitions comprise children who started reading much earlier than the majority of their peers, and hence, have been reading above their level for several years, and are simply exposed to more vocabulary. If 5th graders can spell "aerodynamic," it's not because it was beaten into their brains, it's because they've encountered it and may even use it. It's hardly bullshit, though. This post is merely you taking my argument and repeating it, except changing the subject. Nothing you are saying has any basis in either fact or reality. And I don't find you attempts to discredit my argument by attacking me personally to be either convincing or intellectually honest. I've never seen a spelling bee where a child was asked to give the language history of a word. And do these kids regularly use these words they learn to spell? Of course not. Quit being ridicules. For those of you needing further proof, here's a copy of Bloom's Taxonomy. It was developed by Benjamin Bloom in the 1950s, and has been pretty much universally accepted ever since as a way of determining the different levels of learning. The chart goes in order from easiest to hardest. Nothing about a spelling bee goes beyond the first (lowest) area, remembering.

They're even better raw.

I never heard that one, but I did hear Osama bin Laden was already captured and it would be announced the weekend before the 2004 election.

You, sir, are wrongfully implying there was any quality to this thread to begin with.

Because they actually managed to make them look younger...?

Naomi Watts has been very good in just about everything else I've seen her in. I really strongly disliked this movie, though. None of the relationships between the characters seemed genuine. I just didn't buy that any of these people cared about each other the way the subplots needed them to in order to work. And since no one was ever developed that well, I did not care about any of them. Why does Darrow care so much about Kong? Is it just because he saved her from the dinosaurs, or was there something else? Why does Driscoll care about Darrow? What's going on between the crew boy and the first mate exactly? And do we really need to spend the first 1/3 of the movie telling the story of Carl Denham when the only reason he's even in the movie is to give the characters a reason to go to Skull Island? He's played entirely too sympathetically in the rest of the movie to serve as a stand-in for the evils of the entertainment industry (or whatever point his inclusion was trying to make). All of the CGI looked fake. Dinosaurs were handled better in Jurrassic Park (which was 13 years ago), and the lighting of the live-action characters never seemed to match the lighting of the CGI characters and backgrounds, so everything just screamed "sound stage" the whole movie. Since gorillas (the non-25 foot variety), biplanes, and the Empire State Building all exist in the real world, they should've figured out that the ending sequence looked terrible.

If you've made it this long without one, you should keep it that way. I long for the days I had an excuse for people not being able to get ahold of me. Most people buy them claiming we're doing it in case of an emergency, but they rarely actually get used for that.

Are you not aware they single-handedly popularized a sub-genre of rock music that dominated the music industry during most of the 1990s? Nirvana was the first exposure most of America had to what was then called alternative music. Nirvana, along with Dr. Dre in the genre of rap music, obliterated everything else out there and reshaped popular music in their image. It would be 1998 before traditional "Pop" acts would get another foothold in the music industry.

You don't seem to understand the difference between the words "important" and "popular".

Oh, how did I miss this gem before. That's because I'm smart enough to know when to say enough is enough. I'd say I paid my dues the first time she came after me, let alone the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th times. Just being on the same planet as that fucking psycho should be considered paying your dues.

Were you even alive in 1991?

Yup and Bon Jovi's longevity is nearly unmatched in this era. They've remained relevant and gone platinum off NEW(not older material) records from 1984 to the present with no signs of stopping. Worldwide they have sold as many or more albums than any other artist on that list with only Metallica, Ozzy and AC/DC coming close. They were also the band that defined hair metal and remain the only band to escape hair metal with their popularity and relevance in tact. Even Def Leppard hasn't had a new CD of theirs do good since the 80's. Bon Jovi has survived hair metal, grunge, rap metal and every other fad to remain big. So yah they're not only worthy of inclusion on a list like that but also are, probably, the most underrated band of the past 20 years. If Jon Bon Jovi was ugly, no one would have ever heard of them. The only people they could be considered important to are horny middle school girls from the 80s who grew up to be horny women in their early 30s.

The only reason anyone should watch Elektra is if you need a Jennifer Garner fix. And if you DO need a Jennifer Garner fix, I'd recommend the first 2 seasons of "Alias" over Elektra.

Apparently cable companies in the midwest just don't give a fuck. Bad picture, shitty channel line-up, service went out, equipment problems...I had plenty of reasons to switch to DirecTV. On the other hand, though, DirecTV's HD package is absolute crap.

Don't mind? That's a big positive! All I remember is while that horrible plot was going on, I turned to my girl and said, "you watch, Affleck and Garner are having sex." And sure enough, they were. I remember thinking the same thing, but I think he was still with Jennifer Lopez at the time. Remember, kids, no matter how hot a woman is, there's a man who's tired of fucking her. Sadly, that wasn't one of the things they improved.

Sam's Club doesn't have sales. Those are the regular prices. Benefit of paying that $35 a year.

From who? God's cable company? Cable goes out for days at a time. Satelitte's back the second the storm's over. Most of the time people are having satelitte trouble, its because their dish isn't aligned correctly. It was storming all week here, and I didn't loose my signal once.

I'm calling bullshit. Being able to spell requires little actual intelligence, if any at all. Its a memory test, nothing more. Arrange the 26 symbols in the same way they were first presented to you. No reasoning, deduction, or strategy is involved. There are autistic kids who can't tie their own shoes who are excellent spellers.

Sacriledge!

This is an UNPOPULAR opinion?

At this point, the TV media is just looking for any excuse to say "Watching this report may save your life!" in their commericals.

http://www.dallasvoice.com/artman/publish/article_2338.php

Is there a risk the music would become the distraction for your ADD? I had a kid in my 1st hour that couldn't take medicine because he had a heart condition. I'd totally bend the rules on headphones if I thought it'd help him shut up for more than 5 minutes. I hate to say this, but given the effects caffeine has on ADD, I've given kids diet soda before to help them out.

"Makes sense to me!"

You know what I'd like to fly a hijacked plane into? This thread.