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Word: shirts (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Matt A. Stewart '98 is sporting an Adidas-esque t-shirt with a sparkly iron-on decal of an alien and the slogan "Take Me To Your Leader." When questioned about the statement his shirt is making, Stewart says, "It sort of expresses some of the existentialist alienation that I feel." Who is his leader? "Gina Grant...

Author: By Ivy C. Pochoda, | Title: My Parents Went to Cancun... | 4/20/1995 | See Source »

Carrick M. Moore Gerety '98 is more than enthusiastic about the resurgence of the t-shirt. The one he is wearing now is baby blue with a Japanese character on the back. Says Moore Gerety, "I don't know what [the character] means, but it doesn't matter. I like my t-shirts so much that every day I find a way to wear them outside of my clothes, so that they are visible as much as possible...

Author: By Ivy C. Pochoda, | Title: My Parents Went to Cancun... | 4/20/1995 | See Source »

...complex thing," he explains. "My favorite t-shirt is my 'Mr. Bubble' one. It's tight, and I like tighter t-shirts in general...

Author: By Ivy C. Pochoda, | Title: My Parents Went to Cancun... | 4/20/1995 | See Source »

Feliciano D. Vera '98 wears one of the more disturbing shirts I've seen. It reads, "I was kidnapped, robbed, and molested by Danny Ray Horning, and all I got was this lousy t-shirt" above a picture of the convict. "Danny Ray Horning," he explains, "was on the lam [on the run--if you knew this, disregard the translation] in '93 for two months in Arizona. It was the largest manhunt in Arizona history." In response to why he sports Horning's mug shot on his chest, he says, "I wear it to annoy people and attract random questions...

Author: By Ivy C. Pochoda, | Title: My Parents Went to Cancun... | 4/20/1995 | See Source »

Greg C. Clayman '95 is wearing a shirt with a picture of Barbie and her name below in swirling pink letters. She comes complete with a real metal hoop earning. "This is my favorite t-shirt," Clayman says. "I guess it's not that cool a shirt, but Traci Lords gave it to me and that's why I wear it. It reminds me of her." Okay. I encounter Clayman a second time and inquire about another shirt which he is wearing. "Please don't describe this t-shirt. It belongs to an ex-girlfriend of mine...

Author: By Ivy C. Pochoda, | Title: My Parents Went to Cancun... | 4/20/1995 | See Source »

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