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I've been taking improvisational theatre classes through a local workshop for the past 8 months or so, and we're moving into a phase where we're writing a show, ultimately for performance 8 weeks down the road. It's a very satirical theatre, accustomed to politically charged topics and absurd extensions of thought. I've got a seed of an inspiration, and I thought that this might be a fun forum to get some additional perspectives while I'm crafting these scenes. And I promise I'll credit AWADboard in my program notes!  The scene for which I seek your thoughts could actually be a series of vignettes, the underlying theme being the potential aversion of catastrophes had certain key women done their jobs. My initial image that stirred this all up is of Eva Braun screeching "ADOLF! Take off those stupid pants, stop marching around like an idiot, and take out the *%@#! garbage!" I trust you see where I'm going with this... So I'm looking for historical and modern pairs in which the woman has relatively the same name recognition as the man, to which this premise might apply. So far my roommate and I have thought of: Hitler & Eva Braun Napoleon & Josephine Bill & Melinda Gates George W & Laura Bush  and with local appeal and relevance, Jesse & Terry Ventura I'd appreciate any feedback! And I certainly hope this doesn't breach board etiquette! 
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Dear Fiberbabe: I have not seen anything about Melinda Gates to put her in "infamous" class. At the risk of being obvious, how about substituting Bill & Hill Clinton.
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Maybe she's infamous by association... and even that is dependent upon where you stand on the Microsoft issue. Maybe an apter description of what quality I'm looking for in the woman is "in a position to keep megalomania in check". Thank you for making me clarify my thoughts. As for Hill & Billy, I guess I'm hoping for a sharper blade than that. That knife's been in a few too many rounds of mumbledy-peg, if you get my drift.
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What is Justice Clarence Thomas' wife's name?
And maybe John Travolta's wife could have stopped him from making Battleship Earth.
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In reply to:
Maybe an apter description of what quality I'm looking for in the woman is "in a position to keep megalomania in check".
In that case, what was Churchill's wife's name?
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Perhaps Bob and Elizabeth Dole?
I would suggest Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, but that's pretty much dead now.
And not really a couple, but definitely (in)famous now from Survivor: Richard Hatch and Susan Hawk.
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Mikhail and Raisa Gorbachev
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How about Chancre Jack and Madame Kai-shek
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Maybe Jim and Tammi Faye Bakker.
Does Fidel Castro have a significant other?
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