A clear light bulb wears blue polka-dot shorts clipped to a clothesline against yellow.

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Charlie

Well, what’s the point of being a teenager if you can’t dress weird?

— Peggy Sue Got Married ‧ 1986

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker treats odd clothing as part of what adolescence is for. Being a teenager, in this view, is a time to experiment with looks and be a little ridiculous, so playing it safe with clothes would waste the chance. It is a defence of gleeful, self-expressive weirdness.

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