Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for December 02, 2012
Transcript:
Larry the Croc: Can me has language of origin? Woman: Greek to Latin. Larry the Croc: Is dere any alternate pronownciashun? Man: No. Larry the Croc: Is it noun? Woman: Yes. Larry the Croc: Can me peese has defeenishun? Man: A small domesticated mammal with fur and short snout. Larry the Croc: Can you peese use word in a sent- Man: COULD YOU PLEASE JUST SPELL THE @#&@#&@ WORD 'CAT'? Croc: Some guys just shouldn't enter spelling bees. Larry the Croc: Me forgot. Whuh is language of origin? Man: Aughhh.
spelling bee contests are a big waste of intelligence. those really smart kids spend a lot of time learning how to spell words. their intelligence could be better applied to solving society’s ills like finding a cure for cancer, cold fusion, etc…