No, a "try" is a term from competitive diving. It's related to bends research; you try for another ell, coming up at the same rate, and see if you get bent. Most of the charts divers use to avoid getting bent were worked out through try ell and error.
I'm pretty sure that was Wolfson pretending to be me.
Posted by SomeCallMeTim | Link to this comment | 05-19-05 10:33 PM
He answers your email too?
Own up!
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 05-19-05 10:37 PM
Given that the most anyone would expect from Wolfson is he could spell "basketball," I'm pretty sure I just did.
Posted by SomeCallMeTim | Link to this comment | 05-19-05 10:42 PM
Hey, that's not true! I make a pretty damn good basketball goalie—once I even scored a touchdown!
Posted by ben wolfson | Link to this comment | 05-20-05 8:33 AM
I thought you called it a 'try' in b-ball.
Posted by LizardBreath | Link to this comment | 05-20-05 8:35 AM
No, a "try" is a term from competitive diving. It's related to bends research; you try for another ell, coming up at the same rate, and see if you get bent. Most of the charts divers use to avoid getting bent were worked out through try ell and error.
Posted by ben wolfson | Link to this comment | 05-20-05 8:43 AM
Ah, so that's where the old saying "give 'em an inch, and they'll take the conversation straight to ell" comes from.
Posted by LizardBreath | Link to this comment | 05-20-05 8:47 AM
Actually you need about 45 inches.
Posted by ben wolfson | Link to this comment | 05-20-05 8:48 AM
On the other nand: SUNS WIN! SUNS WIN! SUNS WIN! So happy. And, to be honest, a little drunk. Mmm, buttery nipples.
Posted by SomeCallMeTim | Link to this comment | 05-20-05 10:27 PM