Quote #13390
They should put expiration dates on clothing so we men will know when they go out of style.
Garry Shandling
About This Quote
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Interpretation
In this joke, Shandling plays on a stereotypically male anxiety about fashion: that style rules are opaque, change without notice, and are policed socially rather than logically. The proposed “expiration date” satirizes consumer culture’s built-in obsolescence—clothes don’t stop functioning, but they can become socially “invalid” when trends shift. The humor comes from treating fashion like perishable goods, as if a clear label could replace the uncertainty of taste and status. It also fits Shandling’s persona of self-deprecating, observational comedy that exposes everyday insecurities and the absurdity of modern social expectations.
