Varietals or Place-names?

[clifford]

Not to start an eGullet conspiracy theory, but, I find it odd that this quote

QUOTE (jwagnerdsm @ Oct 24 2003, 05:20 AM)

If nothing else, it should be a late-round word in the next National Spelling Bee. 

actually came true, AND the assistant to the Spelling Bee "pronouncer" was one Dr. Sietsema. Could he be a relation to a certain Tom Sietsema, illustrious restaurant critic of the Washington Post and frequent egullet lurker/contributor.

Kinda makes you think.

[Rebel Rose]

So that's why the poor kid fainted. It's been on all the sport shows this morning as an example of eXtreme pressure!

"aut-atch-non-us, no, awe-toch-ton-oos, no . . ." I better practice a lot more so I don't hyperventilate.

[badthings]

Further "irregularities" include the fact that it was the m-w.com word of the day on June 2, and jwagnerdsm's mysterious disappearance from egullet in the middle of his food blog. His Websites have vanished too.

Different Sietsema though.