Talk:3237: Husband and Wife

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As a UKian, the most obvious reference here is Papa Lazarou in The League of Gentlemen. I assume that's not what Randall has in mind though (is LoG even a thing in the US?), and I have no idea what he might be thinking of. 82.13.184.33 15:37, 24 April 2026 (UTC)

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It's in the title text: the movie "Borat". The title character's way of saying "my wife" became an earworm. Google it. Barmar (talk) 15:43, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
Ah - OK - don't think the title text was appearing when I was initially looking at it. Found it now. Doesn't mean anything to me. Papa Lazarou is still more salient, and much worse. 82.13.184.33 15:46, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
I immediately thought of Kimura-sensei from Azumanga Daioh. 70.40.121.82 16:03, 24 April 2026 (UTC)

Out of curiosity, does anyone actually use 'my wife/husband'? I've never heard about it before. Is it an American thing or something? GSLikesCats307 (talk) 18:41, 24 April 2026 (UTC)

In the UK it's more normal to use expressions such as "my better half" when talking about your spouse to somebody that doesn't know them, other than in that role 2A02:C7C:AD6D:1900:643A:9B89:E674:2F22 17:45, 24 April 2026 (UTC)