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Photo of Brian Regan I'd be a lot better off if I was to study more growing up. But you know where it all went wrong is the day that they started the spelling bee. Cause up until that day I was an idiot, but nobody else knew, y'know. And the spelling bee day popped up: "OK kids, up against the wall! It's time for public humiliation." Spell a word wrong, sit down in front of your friends. Y'know, that's great for little egos: "Hey, look at me! I'm a moron. I wasn't even close. I was using numbers and stuff." That's where I admired that kid who spelt it wrong on purpose, so he could sit down. He knew he wasn't going to win so why stand there for three hours. First round: "Cat. K.A.T, I'm out-ta here..." Then as he passed you... "I know there's two T's." I remember my teacher ask me: "Brian, what's the I before E rule?" Ummm... I before E... Always. "What are you an idiot Brian?" Apparently! So she explains it: "No Brian it's I before E except after C, N that sounded like A in a neighbouring way and on weekends and holidays and all throughout May and you'll always be wrong no matter what you say!" That's a hard rule.