{"id":3068,"date":"2021-12-11T06:32:51","date_gmt":"2021-12-11T06:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getfunwith.com\/story\/?p=3068"},"modified":"2021-12-11T06:57:07","modified_gmt":"2021-12-11T06:57:07","slug":"an-irish-dad-calls-his-son-in-london-the-day-before-christmas-eve-and-says-i-hate-to-ruin-your-day-but-i-have-to-tell-you-that-your-mother-and-i-are-divorcing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getfunwith.com\/story\/an-irish-dad-calls-his-son-in-london-the-day-before-christmas-eve-and-says-i-hate-to-ruin-your-day-but-i-have-to-tell-you-that-your-mother-and-i-are-divorcing\/","title":{"rendered":"An Irish dad calls his son in London the day before Christmas Eve and says, \u201cI hate to ruin your day but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u201cDad, what are you talking about?\u201d the son screams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t stand the sight of each other any longer,\u201d the father says. \u201cWe\u2019re sick of each other and I\u2019m sick of talking about this, so you call your sister in Leeds and tell her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone. \u201cLike heck they\u2019re getting divorced!\u201dshe shouts, \u201cI\u2019ll take care of this!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n <div style=\"margin-top:50px; margin-bottom:5px; text-align:center; color:#c1bdbd;\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/div>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Jokes -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6695910881285465\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9339555086\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/br><\/br><\/br>\n\n\n\n<p>She calls Ireland immediately, and screams at her father, \u201cYou are NOT getting divorced. 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