Parent Flips Out Over Spelling Bee

This mom needs to chill out a bit

Parents of an O’Brien Middle School eighth-grader are demanding an instant replay of the Washoe County Spelling Bee after their daughter was eliminated despite spelling a word correctly.

“I’m a momma bear with her bear claws out,” Cindy Beckman said. “Spellers and academic children don’t get all the accolades that the sports kids do. This is one of their few chances to shine, to get attention and look what happens.”

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“I’ll take this to the U.S. Supreme Court,” Cindy Beckman said. “I will take this to the International Court of law to fight for my baby’s rights.”

Oh that’ll be a good use of taxpayers dollars, defending that case.

Want To Talk With A Lesbian?

For the right price, you can have one call you or anybody else you know and you can select from different lesbian types:

-Lipstick Lesbian-Bull Dyke (Militant Lesbian)

-Regular Lesbian

-Lesbian-on-the-fence

-Transgender lesbian

-Catholic Lesbian

-Lesbian Film Critic

-Stoner Lesbian

I have to say, this is the one of those sites that’s bound to offend the heck out of somebody.

Starbucks Hack

I don’t drink coffee, but I know this will be handy fro people who frequent Starbucks and want to get a stronger, better drink for cheaper. Link via digg.

Wedgies Now Considered Form Of Sexual Harrassment

If you’re thinking about dragging your little brother around with his undies over his head (which I’ve never done before — really) of even getting near a woman’s waistband you might want to reconsider (even if you are just six years old).

He Had It Coming

I have to say, if I were in a stare down before a boxing match and the guy kissed me, I’d probably knock his block off, too.

If You Don’t Want To Eat Lunch Today…

…then watch this huge belly flop.

Real Estate Valuation Search

Zillow is a very neat looking service to easily compare home valuations, but it’s data for Deschutes County is absolutely useless and dated (and they admit that when you search for information in the area). However, if they somehow get all the information from the County, it’ll be far easier to use and figure out how much your boss’s house is worth with Zillow than with the county’s current solution for property records, the DIAL database.

Further Proof That Men Never Read Directions

Women all know that most men never read directions, so obviously this story will give them a bit more fuel in that argument.

They thought bugs were their problem. But a bug bomb explosion several families are forced to find new homes. It’s a real tough lesson on making sure you follow directions.

A tenant in an apartment complex in Hitchcock had a roach problem. So she and a maintenance man set off foggers — but they used 18! That’s what caused the explosion.

The explosion ripped through one apartment — blowing the door out, buckling brick walls and causing extensive damage to the inside of the apartment. Two people were injured.

But hey, at least the apartment is now bug free. Thanks Dren for the link.

AOL and Yahoo Are Idiots

I can not believe that these idiots are considering making folks pay to send e-mail to their servers. I could see AOL thinking up something stupid like this, but Yahoo!? They have at least a little bit of geek street creed.

Thankfully, the EFF is on the case.

Getting Your “Disabled” Extensions Working In Firefox 1.5.0.1

I ran into this when I upgraded to Firefox 1.5.0.1 that my theme and one of my extensions were disabled. But since they worked in 1.5, they should be able to work in 1.5.0.1, right? They can, with a bit of work.