Yes doctor, I am sick. Sick of those who are spineless. Sick of those who feel self-entitled. Sick of those who are hypocrites. Yes doctor, an army is forming. Yes doctor, there will be a war. Yes doctor, there will be blood.....
Did you guys here about the big "offensive" event that occured at a ESPN televised Scrabble event? Seriously, something happened during a televised Scrabble event that not only offended some, but it actually changed the game.
StlSluggers wrote:Did you guys here about the big "offensive" event that occured at a ESPN televised Scrabble event? Seriously, something happened during a televised Scrabble event that not only offended some, but it actually changed the game.
I'm sure I'll regret this
but what happened?
Yes doctor, I am sick. Sick of those who are spineless. Sick of those who feel self-entitled. Sick of those who are hypocrites. Yes doctor, an army is forming. Yes doctor, there will be a war. Yes doctor, there will be blood.....
Normally, during Scrabble competitive events, any word is allowed to be played as long as it's in the approved dictionary. I'm sure you can think of a pile of words that would offend people but also appear in dictionaries.
However, this rule is amended for television. Well, apparently one guy forgot that and played "Les," as in, short for lesbian. The judges didn't notice it at first, so the play proceeded. The next turn someone noticed, and they stopped play to decided that the word should not have been allowed. They forced the gentleman to return his three new pieces, take back the word, and to replay as though it had never happened.
Crazy as this is, I actually watched Scrabble on ESPN a few months ago and I don't think anyone used a 3 letter word the entire time.
Yes doctor, I am sick. Sick of those who are spineless. Sick of those who feel self-entitled. Sick of those who are hypocrites. Yes doctor, an army is forming. Yes doctor, there will be a war. Yes doctor, there will be blood.....
Has anyone read "Word Freak" by Stean Fatsis? It's about the world of competitive scrabble, and it's weird. The guys that play the game are just nuts - they study bizzare words 12-14 hours a day in the hopes of being the best. If they are the best in the world, they might average around 50-60 grand a year.
Flip through it next time you're at the bookstore. It's hilarious.
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