No more Okies in the National Spelling Bee, although the Broken Arrow eighth-grader (Bruce Haiduk?) who missed "corydora" is a better man than I am on the spelling front. No doubt.

Besides, he looked as if a girlfriend was one day in his future, as opposed to most of those other kids ... I kid, but this event really has turned into compelling television, and one only has to thank 1997 champ Rebecca Sealfon's brand of wackiness, er, craziness.

Enjoy.