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National Spelling Bee Parody

THE NATIONAL SPELLING BEE :
First Contestant: Marion Blane, word: tall.
“Definiton please?”
“Having relativley great height.”
“Please repeat the word.”
“Tall.”
“Um…can you use it in the sentence?”
“The basketball playeer was very tall.”
“Repeat por favor?”
“Tall.”
“Tall?”
“Yes tall.”
“T-A…can you spell it for me?”
“Its a spelling bee!”
“Ha just um a joke.”
“GIRL! THIS IS ON NATIONAL TV ! YOU’VE BEEN IN TEN ROUNDS OF RIGOROUS WORDS AND YOU CAN ’T EVEN SPELL TALL ?”
“T-A-L-L. All you had to do is ask me to spell it…gosh!”
Chimes sound as Marion Blane proceeds to the next round…

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