352 - You Put A Spell On Me

1. Scripps National Spelling bee fever is sweeping the country. This year's big competition was won by "home-schooled" Evan O'Dorney. Here he is attempting to defend his title against Jimmy Kimmel

2. This is Your Life So now let's take a look at the most memorable moments from spelling bees of yore, including a badass kid who passes out on stage, and then gets right up and spells his word correctly.

3.Maryalnd And here, in a single photo, is definitive proof that the 12 and 13 year olds competing in the bee are smarter than the organizers.

4. The E is Not Optional Not to mention all the Web 2.0 millionaires that haven't even been able to correctly spell their own domain names.

5. You Spelt It Wrong And finally an easy method for taking advantage of bad spellers in order to get a good deal on used, stolen and/or reconditioned products.

286 - with Links

1. Instant Karma It turns out that Orca totally kicks the ass of Jaws.

2. Self Cleaning Deep Fryer Some Japanese dude floats a lot of scalding hot oil on top of a goldfish tank. Since I don't understand Japanese I don't really know how or why he does this. Based on the comments on the article there aren't a lot of Japanese translators on the internet.

3. Public Display of Affection Otters holding hands are briefly separated and then hold hands again. Sickeningly sweet.

4. Juggler's Dreams Adrian Pole is a 12 year old juggler living in the U.K. Not only is he a good juggler, he is also a skilled videographer and editor. Based on his online videos, Adrian has been invited to compete in the World Juggling Federation's upcoming July competition. The WJF is sponsoring Adrian's entry fees, but they need a little help to cover travel expenses. Help out if you feel like it. Don't feel guilty if you don't.

5. Punctuation Apostrophes and commas; do you know where they are supposed to go? Do you care?