Hahahahhaha! I feel so awkward right now. I love how she had a Subway sandwich on hand as a visual aid.
That kid is so fucking high.
It seems like the recent trend in the Scripps National Spelling Bee is that every 2-3 years, maybe 40% of the time, the winner is a homeschooled kid with Asperger's. Last year's winner was this adorable, sporty, class-president-type girl. This kid was due.
home schooled == complete lack of social skills
That's totally Asperger's or some type of autism.
man, that was just RIGHT...seriously, amazing and so revenge of the nerds!
I bet if Judge Wapner were interviewing him, it would've gone a lot smoother.
One of my coworkers has Asperger's and it's tragic. Lots of useless information and absolutely no social skills or relationships in his life.
I hate to drag the conversation off-topic, but I believe autism to be more of a spectrum than a given condition; I think most "nerds" tend to have mild cases thereof.
this is about as awkward as seeing your ex girlfriend featured in the love lab ad next to slog every day.
which is kinda sorta, but not really.
"It's as though we were on the same field, playing different games. He, however, seemed not able to understand that a different game from his own was possible."
—Joe Wenderoth, Letters to Wendy's
"Scombrids have two dorsal fins, and a series of finlets between the rear dorsal fin and behind the anal fin. What? Yes, I'm home-schooled. Why?"
I got up to "did you say my name wrong?" and had to stop.
My first thought is that is what home school does to you. My 2nd thought: there is no way that kid should go to regular school now! He would be tortured.
Holy crap, that was painful to watch!
He's got the classic "I'm a huge dork and I have no social skillz, but I also have an attitude to sweeten the pot" thing going.
DING-DING-DING
This kid is a candidate for a "Where are they now?" feature segment in 20 years. Even money that he lives alone in a secluded cabin where he rewrites his manifesto when not playing with plastic explosives.
Hello, ladies!
hahaha YAY!!!!
Imagine that spread out to the length of a blind date.
That video makes this post by Michelle Malkin even more ridiculous.
I think this kid interviews like the young Bob Dylan did!
Holy Sweet GHEEZUZ, I hope he never has to face the real world, he won't be able to spell himself out of a bucket of water.
"If you're not saying it right I probably won't spell it right," haha. I'm glad kid won the spelling bee, because it's probably going to be the highlight of his life.
I'm glad to hear that you were all super suave and sophisticated when you were THIRTEEN. Jeez. Being awkward is not a disability. There's nothing wrong with the kid.
I love him. He cut through that interviewer's well-adjusted bullshit and was like, "Don't you play me. I'm not cute. I'm SERIOUS. SAY IT CORRECTLY. Do not make me look like a fool." She ended up looking worse than he did -- he's obviously the smarter of the two!
Fuck social graces, I'll take the annoying thirteen yr old... he's easier to love than the oh-so-pretty reporter.
@28 - that's what I meant by the Dylan thing: he was just not giving the interviewer what she asked for. We're so used to seeing people playing the right roles for eachother that when this kid doesn't do it he'd diagnosed. When Dylan did it he was cool.
Not to say that the comparison works too well on all levels, but I seriously thought of those old interviews of Dylan when the kid said, "Well, I don't remember, you'd have to ask my mom what she said" and when he gave a totally banal answer to the patronizing sandwich question.
In case it wasn't clear, the "mistake" he made was based on her mispronunciation of the word. What a bimbo that "newscaster" is. I'm glad he called her on it.
He's like part Bill from Freaks & Geeks, part Dudley from Royal Tennenbaums. I love him. I would take aspergers over newscaster any day.
the kid just needs to loosen up.... someone please get this kid two shots of patron!
the kid just needs to loosen up.... someone please get this kid two shots of patron!
the kid just needs to loosen up.... someone please get this kid two shots of patron!
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