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Word: craige (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...back pitchers with their chums. The stereo system had suffered severe beer-related injuries. In the neglected backyard, amidst scattered beer bottles and broken glass, was a full-sized counter-shaped bar, overturned and rotting on its side. And, in the living room, we found a printed invitation from "Craig, Sean, and Derrick" that read "Come on down too [sic] quench your thirst.... The time has come for the Boys' Twenty-First!" The invitation concluded with the words "Attire: Long ties, short skirts...

Author: By Dara Horn, | Title: Derrick Was Here | 7/25/1997 | See Source »

Derrick (panting as he and Craig lug the chest-o-mud up the stairs): "Man, I don't remember this trunk being so damn heavy. This is heavy as shit...

Author: By Dara Horn, | Title: Derrick Was Here | 7/25/1997 | See Source »

...Craig: "But dude, how could it have gotten heavier? Maybe you just didn't pump enough this summer, dude...

Author: By Dara Horn, | Title: Derrick Was Here | 7/25/1997 | See Source »

...respective summer jobs, my roommates and I soon began making up long and elaborate stories about Derrick, his housemates and their charming home. It was clear to us, for example, how the bar had reached its final resting place. ("Man, we were totally trashed, and then me and Craig threw the bar out the back door. It was awesome.") The odd thumping noises from the stereo had an equally obvious cause. ("Man, we were totally trashed, and then Craig poured beer into the speakers. It was awesome.") The discolored marks on the carpet sparked legends. ("Man, we weren't even...

Author: By Dara Horn, | Title: Derrick Was Here | 7/25/1997 | See Source »

...thought, for example, that we might leave the house absolutely impeccable--except that we would fill Derrick's trunk with mud. The screenplay as Derrick and Craig struggle to carry the dirt-packed foot locker back up to Derrick's bedroom writes itself...

Author: By Dara Horn, | Title: Derrick Was Here | 7/25/1997 | See Source »

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