I remember this comment that on LJ recently where somebody assumed that "Better than a wife" was one of those fandom catchphrases.

And then the person found out that it was black-letter canon. ^_^

Lemonade! Fruit basket! A ginormous dinner because he doesn't want to look guilty and issue-ridden on their date dinner! A 74 gun ship of the line when there are, like, 0 other one-legged captains thumping around! If Bush had asked for a pony, I bet Horatio would have gotten one for him with a pretty Navy blue ribbon bow on her tail. :>