And the Winner is: guetapens

Come'on Man, don't tell me none of you sports fans know what the word guetapens means?  I'll give you a hint; almost all major sports have a play that utilizes it in some way. 
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Sorry, your times up.  If you'd tuned into the 2012 Scripps Spelling Bee on ESPN tonight you might've witnessed 14 year old Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego spell and define "guetapens" to take home the trophy with cash prizes.  Don't feel bad, Snigdha plays violin, speaks a foreign language, enjoys Sherlock Holmes and aspires to be a physician or neurosurgeon.


You reading this are probably in the 99% category; played a harmonica once, spoke piglatin at 14, enjoys Bart Simpson and aspires to watch your favorite sports team win a championship.


I hate to say this my friend, but it's kids like Snigdha that push beer drinking, jersey wearing sports fans further down the evolution chain.   So if one day life starts feeling like one big Guetapens, put down the remote, the suds and the nachos and challenge yourself by participating in a mental exercise. Learn something new. Heck, learn the frickin definition of Guetapens and use it in a sentence for crying out loud. 


Make Snigdha proud, almost as proud as she made her younger brother who ran up on stage to congratulate her in victory.

Congratulations Snigdha Nandipati, our 85th National Scripps Spelling Bee Champion!