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Word: crepes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...moon, the crepe sole of modern man impresses itself on the Mare Tranquillitatus...

Author: By F. MARK Muro, | Title: Passengers in Transit | 5/8/1980 | See Source »

...learning to understand their odd way of bantering: "Daisy Valensky, you have the makings of a first-class bitch somewhere inside that glorious exterior." The untrained ear probably misses all kinds of nuances there. What to make of Daisy's typical dialogue: "Pants? What about your good black crepe Holly Harp pants?" Clearly, the only way to see Daisy as something other than a simp is to plunge recklessly, "fast as a leopard . . . passionate as a puma," into her world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Flower Child | 2/18/1980 | See Source »

...white and blue crepe paper adorned the auditorium at Columbus College in Columbus, Ga., and a fraternity banner proclaimed RON-TKE-AND APPLE PIE. A student dressed up as a cougar led a cheer for Ronald Reagan. Members of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity presented him with a T shirt and hat, and students inducted his wife Nancy into the honorary Order of Diana. When a couple performing a song-and-dance act pulled the candidate out of his chair, he seemed a bit confused, then joined them. The show over, Reagan delivered his speech somewhat stiffly but with more emphasis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Reagan Races a Little Faster | 2/11/1980 | See Source »

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