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Garth, marriage is punishment for shoplifting in some countries!
— Wayne Campbell · Wayne's World
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An editorial interpretation.
It's a goofy bit of worldly-sounding trivia: the speaker tells a friend that in some countries, the penalty for shoplifting is being forced into marriage. The joke lands because it treats marriage as a punishment, delivered with total confidence.
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