‘I am enunciating, asshole’: Inside the glorious chaos of a dive bar spelling bee

Lauren Drewes Daniels 8h agoDO

One of Arlington’s oldest dive bars pairs cheap drink specials with chaotic local events — starting with an adult spelling bee with tricky words like "appellate."

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