A man in Florida, in his 80s,
calls his son in New York one November
day.
The father says to the son, "I hate to tell you,
but we've got some
troubles here in the house.
Your mother and I can't stand each other
anymore,
and we're getting a divorce. I've had it!
I want to live out
the rest of my years in peace.
I'm telling you now, so you and your
sister
shouldn't go into shock later when I move out."
He hangs up, and the son immediately calls his sister
in the Hampton and
tells her the news. The sister says, "I'll handle this."
She calls Florida and says to her father,
"Don't do ANYTHING till we get
there!
We'll be there Wednesday night." The father agrees, "All right."
He hangs up the phone and hollers to his wife,
"Okay, they're coming for
Thanksgiving.
Now, what are we going to tell them for Christmas?
