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Young people, however, tend to ignore the customs of their elders. Adolescent rebellion has been responsible for all manner of absurd costumes. The more ridiculous a certain fashion is, the more adolescents will cling to it.

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David Eddings
Age: 77 †
Born: 1931
Born: July 7
Died: 2009
Died: June 2
Novelist
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Spokane
Washington
David Carroll Eddings
Ridiculous
Cling
Tend
Elders
Responsible
Costumes
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Rebellion
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Customs
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Young
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Adolescents
People
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