Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Hungary For the Playoffs

As the last week of the season rolled around, The Ship's position in the playoffs was secured. While we might have been more hungry for sushi than for a win this week, we still came to play. Citibank came to play in S501, as Nacho "libre-ed" a comeback win, followed by a win from Fred. We managed a few wins in Cricket, from Rich Andrew (2) and Nacho / Mindy (1), who played two fantastic games. At that point, we pretty much mailed it in and set our sights on the playoffs, as we dropped the last five games we played, including all of the D501. Despite the 5-13 loss, we finished the season solidly in third place, and with a season-long theme that every newspaper in America decided to rip off. (Click to continue...)

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Andorrable But Deadly

The members of the Dendrobatidae family are distinguished by their beautiful, brightly colored skin. They may be tiny, and they are frequently strikingly beautiful, but these deadly amphibians are not to be taken lightly. Just like the Dendrobatidae, some members of The Ship are beautiful, but capable of throwing deadly darts. (Click to continue...)

Tuesday, June 06, 2006

How Sweden It Is

On June 6, 1523, Gustav Vasa was elected King of Sweden, which ultimately give birth to a new nation. Exactly four hundred and twenty three years later, on June 6, 1946, the Basketball Association of America was formed, which ultimately gave birth to the NBA. Only twenty six years after this, on June 6, 1969, the first Internet connection was created, which ultimately gave birth to the Full of Ship website. On this June 6, The Ship gave birth to a Björn Borg-like win. (Click to continue...)