If you missed the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee, you are a complete loser. I mean, what else could you have possibly been doing on a Friday night than watching smart kids spell hard words on ABC?

Oh, right.

Well some of us did watch, and were treated to one of the greatest moments in television when one of the spellers almost attempted the word “numbnut.” Not antidisestablishmentarianism, or even verisimilitude, but numbnut.

The judge actually asked the 13-year-old eventual winner to spell “numnah.” But the way he said left the crowd in chuckles and the kid mightily confused. The YouTube video is the only way to do it justice. And yes, you will watch it multiple times.

I think I’ve written this before in this space, but I still find it a bit odd that Candadians are allowed in the national spelling bee. I know it’s America Jr. and all, but perhaps the organizers should check out a map before next year’s competition and tighten things up. It’s one thing if our powerhouse basketball team doesn’t win Olympic gold, but imagine national shame if we can’t even win our own spelling bee.

I also stumbled across two videos that would have made my week were it not for the numbnut kid. I’ll digress for a second now that I think of the speller a few years ago who did a Napoleon Dynamite impression and became famous for that. This poor kid is sure to be called numbnut for a good portion of his high school years. Oh well.

Anyway, the first is one I saw a while back but neglected to bookmark. It’s easily the most entertaining segment ever on The Price Is Right (which is saying a lot). Watch as this guy either shows the world’s worst short-term memory or, well, I’m not sure how to explain what happens other than Bob Barker wants to shoot him.

And a crazy video the description says is out of Japan. If you’ve ever been on a crowded subway car and thought it sucked, um, don’t go to this place.

Book report coming shortly…got slightly off track for a few weeks but I’m rolling again!