I haven't spoken to my wife in years

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“ I haven't spoken to my wife in years. I didn't want to interrupt her. ”

Meaning

This quote jokes that his wife talks so much that silence from him is simply self-defense. It is a marriage complaint turned into a punchline.

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Rodney Dangerfield
Rodney Dangerfield

Rodney Dangerfield (born Jacob Cohen) was an iconic American stand-up comedian, actor, and screenwriter, famous for his self-deprecating humor and his signature catchphrase**"I don't get no respect!"**. He became a household name in the late 1960s and 1970s, known for his fast-paced delivery of one-liners, trademark rumpled suit, red tie, and nervously clutching his throat.

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