Word: flukes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...time, I found Cowher's naivete charming. Sure, the busted coin toss was the fluke to end all flukes, but once made, an official's call assumes the magnitude of divine revelation and griping, as Chuck Knoblauch taught us, is futile...
...daughter of Nashville session man Fred Carter Jr. proves that her quadruple-platinum CD Did I Shave My Legs for This? was no fluke. Indeed, it was just a hint of Deana's daring, of her composing gifts and rangy taste: country, rock, power pop. In a sly, dry, sweetly froggy voice that weirdly suggests young Bobby of King of the Hill, Carter draws four-minute portraits of unfulfilled wives (Absence of the Heart), vengeful losers with an urge to arson (Dickson County), abandoned kids whose saving grace is not knowing when to quit (Angels Working Overtime). Twelve songs...
...Chris's greatest attribute is that he believesin himself so much," Murphy said. "I truly don'tsweat it when he fumbles, and that's not a thingthat he does very often, but he's just a kid youcan depend on. It was a bit of a fluke, it was agood play by the defense, and it was costly, butI'm not at all surprised that he came through...
Despite its superior play, the Crimson couldnot find the back of the net, and a fluke goal bythe Quakers put Harvard in a second-half hole. Atthe 63:03 mark, Penn sent a corner kick sailinginto the Harvard...
...True Thing wouldn't be more than a Hallmark TV movie-of-the-week if it weren't for the overwhelming performances of Zellwegger, Hurt and Streep. Proving that her star-turn in Jerry Maguire was no fluke, Zellwegger--inhabiting a character that at times seems in danger of alienating the audience with her aloof obnoxiousness--portrays Ellen with tender and subtle intricacies once her front melts away...