Topic: The Thanksgiving Divorce
in Forum: Humor
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> A man in Jacksonville calls his son in San Diego the day before
> Thanksgiving and says, "I hate to ruin 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 father says "We're sick of
> each other and I'm sick of talking about this, so you call your sister
> in Denver and tell her."
>
> Frantic, the son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone.
> "Like Hell they're getting divorced" she shouts, "I'll take care of
> this!"
>
> She calls Jacksonville immediately and screams at her father. "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 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 way!"
Luckily, my kids live nearby and I don't have any problems getting them to come over. If they do move to another city, now I know how to get them to come visit. Thanks, Larry. 
