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I have come to learn that ESPN likes to package every ounce of doverage as "the greatest moment in sports history!!!" which becomes all the more entertaining when they're playing footage of a dog show, or spelling bee. No matter the subject, ESPN somehow manages to utilize its trademarked heated commentary (think Fred Willard in Best In Show) to analyze each poker chip or bowling ball design.
THE SPELLING BEE
Mark my words, if I ever find out who petitioned to put a bunch of smartypants middle schoolers with braces and flooded khakis on ESPN, I would kiss that person on the lips. Behold the gold mine of unforgettable spelling bee moments.
Little Kid Fainting At Spelling Bee
God, as if it is so stressful to stand up on a stage in front of thousands of people wearing tight polyester pants and spelling alopecoid. What’s wrong with this kid?
Spelling Bee Jerk
Somebody needs to tell this bratty kid that talking requires that you open your mouth. Also, someone may also want to talk to the programming director at CNN for recording such a long feature on some adolescent who still uses a Trapper Keeper.
Jonas Bros. Little League World Series Commercial
This is almost as good as when they performed with Stevie Wonder.
Stump - This Year's Best In Show
Who could forget Stump? The lovable veteran spaniel who, according to his owner, isn’t as much of a diva as last year’s winner.
Best In Show
Never watch this movie with me. I know every single line by heart.
Westminster Kennel Club
149 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016
Head here for dog grooming and funnel cake.
Head here for dog grooming and funnel cake.
WORLD DOMINO CHAMPIONSHIP
You wouldn’t have you ask me twice to travel to Alabama to be a spectator sport at the World Domino Championship. Couldn’t you just picture yourself watching, riveted in the audience with a pair of binoculars?
Because ESPN supports exercising your brain.
PROFESSIONAL DARTS
My personal favorite.
ROCK PAPER SCISSORS CHAMPIONSHIP
Look what the Canadians have come up with this time.
Rock Paper Scissors Championship
$10,000 for this? How do you sign up? Evidently, it requires a lot of “skill.” I say that guy’s distracting wig did the trick. Can you imagine how painful it would be to win second place?
EXTREME POKER
These guys have to be fierce…in case they get a paper cut from one of the cards or something.
Oddball Animals
If you’re on the oddball kick.
Spellbound (2002)
If you haven’t seen this spelling bee documentary, put it next in your queue. Watch as nervous little kids talk about the dictionary and have asthma attacks, all set to a charming marimba-synth soundtrack. A-PLUS!
Sardoodledum
This kid keeps it real when the announcer has no fun pronouncing sardoodledum like a big old party pooper.
Scripps National Spelling Bee
1000 H Street Washington D.C., DC 20002
LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES
This year’s proud host of the 2009 Little League World Series. Did I mention it’s also being televised on ABC? And we thought they couldn’t possibly live up to the ratings of The Bachelor!
This year’s proud host of the 2009 Little League World Series. Did I mention it’s also being televised on ABC? And we thought they couldn’t possibly live up to the ratings of The Bachelor!
There's Nothing Little About Little League
Hey, take these guys seriously. The eight-year-old with the fuzz-stache has been practicing since he was at least seven. This is his battleground.
If nothing else, let the music inspire you.
An exciting day for Timmy: He caught a fly ball, AND the toothfairy gave him five bucks.
DOG SHOWS
Even though most of the humans involved are morbidly obese androgens who wear sequined mumus and can hardly walk their dogs around the rings, I’d say these clips are notably more athletic than the ones from the spelling bees.
Is there a dog under that hair?
SportsNation Dog Show
This is a page on the ESPN site for dogs of ESPN fans. I haven’t been this excited since I found out that a guy in Wisconsin got a Guiness Book record for using the world’s longest piece of floss.
There really is something in this world for everyone.
Chamber of Commerce Andalusia Area
1208 W Bypass, Andalusia, AL 36420
Nothing more fun than playing a table-game at the Chamber Of Commerce…
Nothing more fun than playing a table-game at the Chamber Of Commerce…
Official World Domino Championship Site
Talk about a pro website job.
Stay Tuned For The New Velcro Addition
Do you think I’m kidding?
ESPN Site
Get it straight from the source.
A.V. Club RPS Review
Too bad A&E took this one from ESPN. It’s a doozy.
EXTREME BOWLING
Worth 1,000 words?
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