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DRUNKIN SHPELLING BEA AT EMPYRE tonite

by | Jul 28, 2009 | COMMUNITY

Wasssthat?! You thinnk I cannt spell sumthin. I shpell good.

Wasssthat?! You thinnk I cannt spell sumthin. I shpell good.

TONIGHT AT EMPIRE :: DRUNKEN SPELLING BEE

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rowdy bunch. note the bee costume.

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RVA’s own S. Preston Duncan, cleverly disguised as to not be noticed as an outsider.

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tapping her fingers! where on earth would a speller pick up a habit like that?!

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what the HELL did he spell!?

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boogie. b-o-0-g-i-e

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there are no extra points awarded for spelling in a death metal voice.

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Y-A-C-H-T

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