A man in Sydney calls his son in Perth 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!"

"Dad, what are you talking about?" the son screams.

"We can't stand the sight of each other any longer." the old man said. "We're sick and tired of each other, and I'm sick of talking about this, so you please call your sister in Brisbane and tell her." And he hangs up.

Frantic, the son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone, "Like heck they're getting a divorce!" she shouts.
"I'll take care of this."

She calls Sydney 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 tomorrow. Until then don't do a thing, DO YOU
HEAR ME?" and she hangs up.

The man hangs up his phone and turns to his wife and says, "Okay, they're coming for Christmas and they're paying their own way."

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