Word: tightness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...male slut Jared Hansen describes the day that he collapsed during the middle of a football game and then succumbed to a fatal struggle with leukemia. He then hands the narrative reins over to his living friend Richard Doorland, who introduces Coupland's latest array of anti-heroes: a tight circle of high school seniors of the late 1970's residing in leafy Vancouver, British Columbia, (which also happens to be Coupland's place of residence). The cast of characters is eerily reminiscent of a TV sitcom and conveniently created so as to pair-off nicely in the later chapters...
...game was called pretty tight, but our special teams were excellent," Tomassoni said. "I was even more pleased tonight because we did it on the five-on-four...
...game was called pretty tight, but ourspecial teams were excellent," Tomassoni said. "Iwas even more pleased tonight because we did it onthe five-on-four...
...game stayed tight until midway through the second half when the Fighting Irish (22-9) ran off 12 straight points to take a 55-44 lead...
...thing about Rudy, though: you never know when he'll blow. And sure enough, after his speech a reporter asked about his cut in hospital funding, and that was all it took to light Rudy's boilers. "You should be ashamed of yourself," snorted the mayor, whose tight-lipped administration keeps basic information about city services out of the hands of pesky reporters and government watchdogs. "I'm not ashamed," said Rafael Martinez Alequin of the monthly Free Press. "I know, that's the problem," scolded the mayor, who never really left seventh grade...