“The fifties were when people started coming down on "juvenile delinquents," "hoodlums," "vandals"--anybody that was young, wore a motorcycle jacket, and didn't act polite around older people.”

I Was a Teenage Werewolf review http://www.joebobbriggs.com/drivein/1991/iwasateenagewerewolf.htm

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