The Detroit News ran a Q & A with Dale Davis that made less sense than usual today:
Q. Are you a good speller?
A. Yeah, I think I am pretty good.
Q. Place you'd like to visit but you haven't yet?
A. France.
What? How can you ask if he's a good speller without a follow up question to test him. Since the News quite obviously dropped the ball, I thought I'd pick it up and run with it. This is how I'm guessing the interview would have gone had they put him on the spot:
Q. Are you a good speller?
A. Yeah, I think I am pretty good.
Q. OK, Dale, prove it. Spell "abominable."
A. Abominable. R-O-N-A-R-T-E-S-T. Abominable.
Q. Exactly. Now try "brobdingnagian."
A. Easy. B-E-N-W-A-L-L-A-C-E-S-A-F-R-O. Brobdingnagian.
Q. Very good. One last one -- spell "quiescent."
A. Quiescent. . . Definition please?
Q. Being quiet, still, or at rest; inactive.
A. I think I know this. Quiescent. M-E-T-H-I-S-Y-E-A-R. Quiescent.
Yeah, I have too much time on my hands. The next game isn't until Friday, so I have to entertain myself somehow.
Alley oop to Dale Davis [Detroit News]
Definition: brobdingnagian [Dictionary.com]