How do you spell 'hilarity'?

Ahh, the Scripps National Spelling Bee never ceases to provide comedy year after year. And of course, the 2008 round is no exception.

Check out this video. This kid-- Sameer Mishra--handles this moment with style and grace, especially when he realizes that the facilitator is not actually calling him a 'numb nut.'

Sameer, who obviously became a crowd favorite, would go on to win the whole shabang, racking up $40,000