Before very long he was drinking the
chowder and eating beer with a spoon.
Nobody seemed to notice; everyone
seemed preoccupied by poolwater
and slabs of cheese, by neighborly
and gossip-free chit-chat, by questions
for the happy half-sloshed graduate
about his crazy post-grad travel plans.
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IG/RT — PICNIC
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RDP Friday — Graduate
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Scrambled, Not Fried 
Poor guy, all he wanted was some attention.
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HaHa! It sounds like quite a todo after the graduation. What fun it was.