FWIW - there is no proper etiquette. Some guys rag on each other's wives, others don't. It's better, of course, to default to "not" when dealing with essential strangers.
Personally, I found your comment a bit out of left field and certainly better left unsaid, but on the other hand, I did not think it warrented quite the level of reaction it got. To be truthful, it felt like a few folks were just piling on.
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