Divorcing
After 45 Years
An
elderly man in Phoenix calls his son in New York and says, "I hate
toruin
your day, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are
divorcing;forty-five
years of misery is enough."
"Pop,
what are you talking about?" the son screams.
"We
can't stand the sight of each other any longer," the old man says.
"We're
sick of each other, and I'm sick of talking about this, so you
call
your sister in Chicago and tell her," and he hangs up.
Frantic,
the son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone. "Like
heckthey're
getting divorced," she shouts, "I'll take care of this."
She
calls Phoenix immediately, and screams at the old man, "You are
NOT
getting divorced. Don't do a single thing until I get there. I'm
calling
mybrother back, and we'll both be
there tomorrow. Until then, don't do a
thing,
DO YOU HEAR ME?" and hangs up.
The
old man hangs up his phone and turns to his wife. "Okay," he says,
"They're
coming for Thanksgiving and paying their own fares.