Just to be sure I said it: they are indeed bloody awful, a complete horror show.
And keep in mind when you think about WAF (and some of you think pretty deeply about the concept, apparently), the 'appeal' is how much appeal YOU still have after you bring the monstrosities home, not the speakers themselves. As in, you think she hates the speakers, but if the speakers are that bad, she hates you.
But it isn't offensive...especially since anyone can be a 'wife' these days...as we have seen in this thread.
My pahtna loves my speakers but they are a lot smaller. When I build the three-ways we'll see who the wife is.