The other night we watched a replay of the 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee, and I fell in love with this kid. He was mortified when he thought he had to spell “numbnut” on national television (the word was actually “numnah”).

Unfortunately, this little gaffe reminded me of my own miserable experience in a 5th grade spelling bee when I was foiled by the word EMBARRASSED. Oh, the irony. To this day, I pronounce it: emBARE-ASSed, lest I forget the second s. The kid in this video went on to win last year. I can’t wait for the 2009 National Spelling Bee – it’s on tonight!  Catch it on ABC at 8pm eastern.

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