DATING IN 1957
It's the summer of 1957 and Harold goes to pick up his
date, Peggy Sue.
Harold's a pretty hip guy with his own car and a duck tail hairdo.
When he goes to the front door, Peggy Sue's mother answers
and invites him in. "Peggy Sue's not ready yet, so why don't you have
a seat?" she says.
That's cool. Peggy Sue's mother asks Harold what they're
planning to do.
Harold replies politely that they will probably just go to the
malt shop or to a drive in movie.
Peggy Sue's mother responds, "Why don't you kids go out
and screw? I hear all the kids are doing it."
Naturally this comes as quite a surprise to Harold and he
says "Wha...aaat?"
"Yeah," says Peggy Sue's mother, "We know Peggy Sue really
likes to screw; why, she'd screw all night if we let her!"
Harold's eyes light up and he smiles from ear to ear.
Immediately, he has revised the plans for the evening.
A few minutes later, Peggy Sue comes downstairs in her
little poodle skirt with Her saddle shoes, and announces that she's
ready to go.
Almost breathless with anticipation, Harold escorts his
date out the front door while Mom is saying, "Have a good Evening
kids," with a small wink for Harold.
About 20 minutes later, a thoroughly disheveled Peggy Sue
rushes back into the house, slams the door behind her and screams at
her mother: "Dammit, Mom! The Twist! The Twist! It's called The
Twist!"
