My wife and I were happy for 20 years
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My wife and I were happy for 20 years.
Then we met.
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Meaning
This quote jokes that the happy years came before they even knew each other. It treats marriage itself as the source of unhappiness.
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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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