Well, I sent John's e-mail about his Emmert to my spouse, and got this
response back:

From:  DRLinDC@a...
Date:  Tue Sep 21, 1999  11:55 pm
Subject:  Re: <FS> An Emmert

   To:  SSalbWW@a...
Goodness, that's expensive (though I'm sure it's quite a "bargain"...)
By the way, based on the few incidents I've read about wherein galoots are
forbidden to make purchases by 'SWMBO's across the land, yet make them anyway
only to the dismay of the 'SWMBO', I propose a new name more accurately
describing the disgruntled person in question.  The correct term would be
'SWSBO' - She Who Should  Be Obeyed.  The word 'Must' may be true, but isn't
always the case in reality <g>.  Feel free to forward this thought...