def lagged_in_date(x=None, y=None, filter_dict=None, model='WikiItem', app=DEFAULT_APP, sort=True, limit=30000, lag=1, pad=0, truncate=True):
    lag = int(lag or 0)
    if isinstance(x, basestring) and isinstance(y, basestring):
        x, y = sequence_from_filter_spec([find_synonymous_field(x), find_synonymous_field(y)], filter_dict, model=model, 
                                         app=app, sort=sort, limit=limit)
    if y and len(y) == len(x):
        if sort:
            xy = sorted(zip(x,y), reverse=bool(int(sort) < 0))
            x, y = [col1 for col1, col2 in xy], [col2 for col1, col2 in xy]
        return x, lagged_seq(y, lag=lag, pad=pad, truncate=truncate)
    if x and len(x) and 2 == len(x) <= len(x[0]):
        x, y = x[0], lagged_seq(x[1], lag=lag, pad=pad, truncate=truncate)
        if truncate:
            print truncate, lag
            if lag >= 0:
                x = x[lag:]
            else:
                x = x[:lag]
    return x, y