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Dark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-08-09 02:01 AM
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I know the scripps spelling bee is over, but this is f'ing hilarious:
Edited on Mon Jun-08-09 02:03 AM by Dark
Guess what the the winning word was in 1937. Go on, guess. It's EASY.

http://www.spellingbee.com/champions-and-their-winning-words

Could you imagine an eight-year-old in 1937 asking for the definition of "promiscuous"?

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/promiscuous">promiscuous

1 : composed of all sorts of persons or things
2 : not restricted to one class, sort, or person : indiscriminate <education…cheapened through the promiscuous distribution of diplomas — Norman Cousins>
3 : not restricted to one sexual partner

The third one is the generally accepted version, lol.
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