A cobalt bowl filled with copper coins stamped with paw prints, one coin resting on the rim, against a pale grey-blue background.

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Jean Girard

My husband Gregory and I want what any couple wants. To retire to Stockholm and develop a currency for dogs and cats to use.

— Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby  ·  2006

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What it means

Our interpretation.

This joke is built on solemn wording. 'What any couple wants' sounds like a sweet retirement wish, then turns absurd with the actual goal: a Stockholm retirement spent designing money for pets. The humour comes from the speaker announcing something wildly eccentric with total, reasonable-sounding confidence.

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