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Prue

How come we can’t fight the demon of cleanliness, Or housekeeping, or even that really big bald guy, Mr.Clean. I would so totally take him on.

— Charmed  ·  1998

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Our interpretation.

The speaker wonders why they cannot fight the demon of cleanliness or housekeeping, or even the big bald Mr. Clean. They add, cheerfully boastful, that they would take him on without hesitation. The joke treats domestic tidiness as a ridiculous enemy worth a showdown.

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