An elderly man in Winklespruit calls his son in Cape Town and
>>> says, 'I hate to ruin your Christmas, but I have to tell you
>>> that your
>>> mother and I are divorcing; 35 years of misery is enough.'
>>>
>>> 'Dad, 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 England and tell
>>> her,' and he
>>> hangs up.
>>>
>>>
>>> Frantic, the son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone.
>>> 'Like heck they're getting divorced,' she shouts, 'I'll take
>>> care of this.'
>>>
>>> She calls her dad 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 my brother back, and we'll both
>>> be there on
>>> Friday. Until then, don't do a thing, DO YOU HEAR ME?' and
>>> hangs up.
>>>
>>>
>>> The old man hangs up and turns to his wife.
>>> 'Okay,' he says, 'they're coming for Christmas and paying their
>>> own airfares.'
>
>>> says, 'I hate to ruin your Christmas, but I have to tell you
>>> that your
>>> mother and I are divorcing; 35 years of misery is enough.'
>>>
>>> 'Dad, 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 England and tell
>>> her,' and he
>>> hangs up.
>>>
>>>
>>> Frantic, the son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone.
>>> 'Like heck they're getting divorced,' she shouts, 'I'll take
>>> care of this.'
>>>
>>> She calls her dad 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 my brother back, and we'll both
>>> be there on
>>> Friday. Until then, don't do a thing, DO YOU HEAR ME?' and
>>> hangs up.
>>>
>>>
>>> The old man hangs up and turns to his wife.
>>> 'Okay,' he says, 'they're coming for Christmas and paying their
>>> own airfares.'
>
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