A man called his son in New York the day before Christmas and said, "I have to tell you your Mom and I are going to divorce!
A
man
called
his
son
in
New
York
the
day
before
Christmas
and
said
,
``
I
have
to
tell
you
your
Mom
and
I
are
going
to
divorce
!
Thirty years is quite a long time."
Thirty
years
is
quite
a
long
time
.
''
"Dad, what are you talking about?"
``
Dad
,
what
are
you
talking
about
?
''
the son cried.
the
son
cried
.
The father said: "We are sick of each other.
The
father
said
:
``
We
are
sick
of
each
other
.
I don't want to talk about it anymore.
I
do
n't
want
to
talk
about
it
anymore
.
You call your sister in Chicago and tell her about the news."
You
call
your
sister
in
Chicago
and
tell
her
about
the
news
.
''
When the daughter got the news, she is very surprised at it.
When
the
daughter
got
the
news
,
she
is
very
surprised
at
it
.
"What?
``
What
?
They are getting divorced."
They
are
getting
divorced
.
''
She shouted, "I'll stop them."
She
shouted
,
``
I
'll
stop
them
.
''
She called her father immediately, and cried to her father, "Don't do anything until I get home.
She
called
her
father
immediately
,
and
cried
to
her
father
,
``
Do
n't
do
anything
until
I
get
home
.
I'm calling my brother back, and we'll both be there tomorrow.
I
'm
calling
my
brother
back
,
and
we
'll
both
be
there
tomorrow
.
Wait for us, please."
Wait
for
us
,
please
.
''
The old man hung up his phone and turned to his wife.
The
old
man
hung
up
his
phone
and
turned
to
his
wife
.
"OK" he said, "they're coming for Christmas and paying their own way."
``
OK
''
he
said
,
``
they
're
coming
for
Christmas
and
paying
their
own
way
.
''
A man called his son in New York the day before Christmas and said, "I have to tell you your Mom and I are going to divorce! Thirty years is quite a long time."  "Dad, what are you talking about?" the son cried.  The father said: "We are sick of each other. I don't want to talk about it anymore. You call your sister in Chicago and tell her about the news."  When the daughter got the news, she is very surprised at it.  "What? They are getting divorced." She shouted, "I'll stop them." She called her father immediately, and cried to her father, "Don't do anything until I get home. I'm calling my brother back, and we'll both be there tomorrow. Wait for us, please."  The old man hung up his phone and turned to his wife. "OK" he said, "they're coming for Christmas and paying their own way."