"When we married" said the husband "We made a pact. I would make all the important decisions."

What sort of decisions did your wife make, he was asked.

"Things like, where we would live, how many children we should have, where I should work, how much money she would give me. Things like that."

But what were the important decisions that you made, if your wife made all those decisions, he was asked.

"Well," he said, "Should China be in the United Nations, should we go to war in the Middle East, should interest rates be reduced..."