Dacning With the Stras!

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There are seven (or eight, depending upon whom you listen to) different types of intelligence. Those who excel at math might look down upon the social prodigies; the spatial geniuses may not have an appreciation for the musical marvels.

And, of course, those blessed with kinesthetic gifts may have little use for language.

There’s no excuse for this, however, pulled from the site for Dancing with the Stars:

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The problem comes in the lower right corner of that screen capture.

Take the Season 14 Cast Trivia Quiz

  • Which star did stand-up comeday?
  • Who was a beauty pagent winner?
  • Who’s writes children’s books?

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Yes, I can understand that a professional dancer might not have lifelong career regrets from a failure to master spelling and contractions. But this site wasn’t built by dancers. Apparently, it was built by interns inturns.

Divergence? Surely You Can’t Be Serious

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I am serious, and stop calling me Shirley.

That line became a part of the culture a generation ago, and some might argue it was popular enough to still be recognized before the recent death of Leslie Nielsen. What you may not know is how much of a landmark that line (and the genre of humor around it) truly had become.

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