Dating in 1962...
It's the summer of 1962 and Harold goes to pick up his date, Mary Sue. Harold's a pretty hip guy with his own car and a ducktail hairdo.
When he goes to the front door, Mary Sue's mother answers and invites him in. "Mary Sue's not ready yet, so why don't you have a seat?" she says.
"That's peachy keen." he says.
Mary Sue's mother asks Harold what they are planning to do.
Harold replies politely that they will probably just go to the malt shop or to a drive-in movie.
Mary 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 Mary Sue's mother, "We know Mary 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 revises the evening's plans.
A few minutes later, Mary 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 Mary Sue rushes back into the house, slams the door behind her and screams at her mother:
"Damn it, Mom!!! The TWIST... It's called The TWIST!!!"
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