JoeWras
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Spelling Bee ends in unprecedented 8-way tie
Everything is extreme now. What happened to just having fun? I hope the participants of the spelling bee had fun, I think a few clearly did. Not sure about most of them. They clearly put a load of time and pressure into it.
In case you didn't hear, this year's bee ended with an 8 way tie. Totally unprecedented. The organizers realized it was going nowhere and announced the bee would end with 3 more rounds, which pushed it past midnight. They were right, the remaining 8 got all 24 words correct on the next three rounds. This could have gone on for days.
I'm guessing this is part of the "experiences over things" trend? That's cool, but it seems to be moving to extreme experiences? Is that healthy?
Or maybe it is just a blip in the rules. For example, swimming experienced controversy in the 30's when some wise guys changed the breast stroke into butterfly and smoked the field. They had to change the rules and even create a new stroke. Maybe the same is happening with the bee before our eyes.
Or, maybe, mom and dad have to hire coaches and tutors for everything their kid does. What's the fun in that?
Everything is extreme now. What happened to just having fun? I hope the participants of the spelling bee had fun, I think a few clearly did. Not sure about most of them. They clearly put a load of time and pressure into it.
In case you didn't hear, this year's bee ended with an 8 way tie. Totally unprecedented. The organizers realized it was going nowhere and announced the bee would end with 3 more rounds, which pushed it past midnight. They were right, the remaining 8 got all 24 words correct on the next three rounds. This could have gone on for days.
I'm guessing this is part of the "experiences over things" trend? That's cool, but it seems to be moving to extreme experiences? Is that healthy?
Or maybe it is just a blip in the rules. For example, swimming experienced controversy in the 30's when some wise guys changed the breast stroke into butterfly and smoked the field. They had to change the rules and even create a new stroke. Maybe the same is happening with the bee before our eyes.
Or, maybe, mom and dad have to hire coaches and tutors for everything their kid does. What's the fun in that?