Incomprehensible Gibberish

I never really understood how "Cockney rhyming slang" was supposed to work. I got the rhyming thing, but how did you know that "trouble and strife" meant wife, as opposed to, say, knife? Apparently, there is a wide shared context behind the rhyming slang that makes it intelligible.

The Simpsons forms the basis for most attempts at communication between me and my oldest friends.

Here are some commonly used quotes:

( Disingenuous mountebanks with their subliminal chicanery! )

Like the Bible, The Simpsons can be interpreted to advise two or more contradictory courses of action when faced with any of life's dilemmas.