My family has kind of an off kilter sense of humor, so this was a staple as a kid, alongside other classics like the stinky cheese man or the runaway beard.
I was pumped when I found out it was going to be a movie. Disappointed when I found out the movie had almost nothing to do with the book. And then pumped again when I realized the movie is awesome in its own right.
For whoever's curious, the actual text is "So they got hitched as soon as possible. And they lived horribly ever after, scaring the socks off all who fell afoul of them."