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January 29, 2006

Stanford Washington basketball game


Stanford Washington basketball game
Originally uploaded by thane.
Chris Hernandez has just succeeded making three consecutive free throws with .2 seconds left to send the game into overtime. (Stanford won 76-67).

[Immediately prior to that, Stanford trailed 60-61 and had just lost the ball with 2.1 seconds remaining]:

COLE: Let's go—it's hopeless.

THANE: No, we're not going, we have a chance.

COLE: A one in a thousand chance, maybe.

THANE: Maybe more like 1 in 30. Or one in 15. I agree, we're likely to lose.

[Stanford fouls before Washington can throw the ball inbounds. Washington makes two free throws. Stanford has the ball trailing by three. They throw the ball in, bobble it a bit, and it ends up in Hernandez's hands, who is fouled trying to shoot a three pointer with .5 seconds left]
Posted by tplambeck at 09:33 PM

Space Needle


DSC05741
Originally uploaded by thane.


Posted by tplambeck at 04:06 PM

Why is Menzies pronounced Mingis?

blame the yogh

yogh

helpful explanation:

The yogh takes a softer "y" sound in the word capercaillie, the name of a large grouse, which the Oxford English Dictionary spells "capercailye" or "capercailzie".

Ummm...thanks.

Posted by tplambeck at 09:07 AM

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