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1. 

   win said, 5 months ago

   She’ll a spelling bee (sic).
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   Richard S. Russell said, 5 months ago

   Paid for with the original spell check.
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   pschearer said, 5 months ago

   The connection between writing and magic is ancient. To this day the “magic” word ABraCaDabra is based on the alphabet.
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   What-D-Hey said, 5 months ago

   Which came first – the alphabet or that song?
5. 

   Poollady said, 5 months ago

   …and that spells TROUBLE.
6. 

   kea said, 5 months ago

   @What-D-Hey

   Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
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   kea said, 5 months ago

   Actually… this seems reasonable to me.
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   ananomoose said, 5 months ago

   If she is going to cast a spell, she should be using a fishing pole.
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   richardj said, 5 months ago

   You’d better just letter.
10. 

    Gene Boecker said, 5 months ago

    Or is she going to spell “A cast.”?
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    GymShoe said, 5 months ago

    @ananomoose

    Like your comment…. although it’s a bit fishy…. ! ! !
12. 

    phritzg said, 5 months ago

    She’s getting the B from Apartment 23.
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    Penny Robinson Fan Club said, 5 months ago

    @pschearer

    Rubbish, it’s from “Abraxas,” and no, not the Santana album.
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    pschearer said, 5 months ago

    @Penny Robinson Fan Club

    Rubbish right back at you. The OED gives the origin as unknown yet nonetheless traces the word to a Latin writer in the 3rd C. Both the OED and Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology (which doesn’t always agree) refer to a word spoken by or a charm worn by a magician. The American Heritage Dicitonary of the English Language 4th Ed. even describes the magic amulet as a triangle containing lines of letters of the alphabet, starting with A at the top. The OED compared “abracadabra” with “abraxis” in usage but does no relate them etymologically. Your source?
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    bmonk said, 5 months ago

    On a completely different note, she ought to see a doctor about that strange jaundice. Maybe a witch doctor?

    +++++

    Is that Newt alphabet soup, or bat alphabet soup?
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