When you've placed in the top 10 at the state spelling bee . . . and can spell floccinaucinihilipilification, xanthosis, sprachgefuhl, and pfeffernuss without getting a "brain cramp."
Yeah. I guess I'm a "nerd."
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When you're in 4 SO events.
When you've placed in the top 10 at the state spelling bee . . . and can spell floccinaucinihilipilification, xanthosis, sprachgefuhl, and pfeffernuss without getting a "brain cramp."
Yeah. I guess I'm a "nerd."
When you've placed in the top 10 at the state spelling bee . . . and can spell floccinaucinihilipilification, xanthosis, sprachgefuhl, and pfeffernuss without getting a "brain cramp."
Yeah. I guess I'm a "nerd."
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When you cry when your worst grade is 89.99 . . . missing the math honor society by 1/100 point
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When the toughest teacher in the school gives you a 'B', you almost cry.
When you're the first one done with your homework in computer apps and end up on this site.
When you're the first one done with your homework in computer apps and end up on this site.
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My events are Physical Science Lab (first at state), Ornithology (first at state), and Shock Value (third at state), this year.
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4 events... not many. I'm lobbying for seven right now.aubrey048 wrote:When you're in 4 SO events.
When you've placed in the top 10 at the state spelling bee . . . and can spell floccinaucinihilipilification, xanthosis, sprachgefuhl, and pfeffernuss without getting a "brain cramp."
Yeah. I guess I'm a "nerd."
When you lose the city spelling bee four times in a row (we go straight to nats) to the girl who won last year and get mad that she didn't win sooner... (then she joined our schools' archrivals' SO team.)
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that sucks that she then she joined your schools' archrivals' SO team. (yes, i did enlarge what you wrote)zyzzyva98 wrote:4 events... not many. I'm lobbying for seven right now.
When you lose the city spelling bee four times in a row (we go straight to nats) to the girl who won last year and get mad that she didn't win sooner... (then she joined our schools' archrivals' SO team.)
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yeah 4 events isn't much
i'm trying to do 6 plus birds that i got pulled into
i know a guy trying to do 9
but rules is u can only do 5 events so u have one free time slot to eat lunch
although it doesnt really matter whne ur only free lunchtime is at 9 in the morning
when...
ur sci oly shirts says embrace ur inner nerd
u don't mind being called a nerd
u can converse to ur doctor at a professional level and still understand what they're talking about
u know more about anatomy than ur bio teacher
seriosuly
i had to correct him once about thrombocytes (he forgot the name) (platelets)
and the color of blood, and how scars form
u freak if u get a low A
u must maintain a 5.0 GPA
ur lowest grade is a 92..well..actually...my grade in english right now...... eh...
i'm a nerd for science, not english
i'm trying to do 6 plus birds that i got pulled into
i know a guy trying to do 9
but rules is u can only do 5 events so u have one free time slot to eat lunch
although it doesnt really matter whne ur only free lunchtime is at 9 in the morning
when...
ur sci oly shirts says embrace ur inner nerd
u don't mind being called a nerd
u can converse to ur doctor at a professional level and still understand what they're talking about
u know more about anatomy than ur bio teacher
seriosuly
i had to correct him once about thrombocytes (he forgot the name) (platelets)
and the color of blood, and how scars form
u freak if u get a low A
u must maintain a 5.0 GPA
ur lowest grade is a 92..well..actually...my grade in english right now...... eh...
i'm a nerd for science, not english
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Seriously what is with teachers now a days I teach my teachers things on a regular basis, and everyone seems to teach there teachers something.
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When you are solving a crossword puzzle (okay, I could stop with that) and the clue for a 4 letter word is sodium chloride and you think "NaCl" instead of "salt".
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pfeffernuss is an awesome word.aubrey048 wrote:When you're in 4 SO events.
When you've placed in the top 10 at the state spelling bee . . . and can spell floccinaucinihilipilification, xanthosis, sprachgefuhl, and pfeffernuss without getting a "brain cramp."
Yeah. I guess I'm a "nerd."
However i'm just wondering, is the word pronounced differently when it refers to the plural pfeffernusse?
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Crime busters
- 1st*Reach for the Stars* - 1st
Anatomy - 7th
SO ♥ forever
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I don't think so.
The AL state winning word was really really really lame, though.
Pachinko.
That's sad.
The AL state winning word was really really really lame, though.
Pachinko.
That's sad.
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Projected 2011-2012 Events: Anatomy, Microbe Mission, Disease Detectives, Tower, Optics, Helicopter.
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Projected 2011-2012 Events: Anatomy, Microbe Mission, Disease Detectives, Tower, Optics, Helicopter.
Past Events: Anatomy (7th), Helicopter (6th), Mission Possible (1st), Write It Do It (4th, 8th), Ornithology (5th).