Баща телефонира на сина си, който живее в Америка
An elderly man in Phoenix calls his son in New York 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."
Абрам се обажда на сина Моше, емигрирал в Ню-Йорк: - Сине, трябва да те огорча, но ние с майка ти се разваждаме. 45 години мъки стигат! - Тате, ама какво говориш! И точно преди празника ви! - Така...
Twee dagen voor kerst belt een vader zijn nederlandse dochter in Australie op. Hij zegt: "Ik zal maar gelijk met het slechte nieuws beginnen. Je moeder en ik hebben besloten om op eerste kerst dag...
El padre llama a su hijo Samuel que vive en Nueva York y le dice: - Lamento arruinarte el día, pero tengo que informarte que tu madre y yo nos estamos divorciando, cuarenta y cinco años de...
Desde Jerusalén, David llama a su hija Ruth quien reside en Chicago y le dice: - Siento profundamente dar este tipo de noticias, pero debo informarte que tu madre y yo estamos en proceso de...
En eldre mann i Trondheim ringer sin sønn i Oslo og sier: “Jeg vil neppe ødelegge dagen din, sønn, men jeg må fortelle deg at din mor og jeg vil ha en skilsmisse etter 45 års ekteskap, for nå er...
"Benny, I have something to tell you. However, I don't want to discuss it. I'm merely telling you because you're my oldest child, and I thought you ought to know. I've made up my mind, I'm divorcing Mama."
The son is shocked, and asks his father to tell him what happened."
I don't want to get into it. My mind is made up."
"But Dad, you just can't decide to divorce Mama just like that after 54 years together. What happened?"
"It's too painful to talk about it. I only called because you're my son, and I thought you should know. I really don't want to get into it anymore than this. You can call your sister and tell her. It will spare me the pain."
"But where's Mama? Can I talk to her?"
"No, I don't want you to say anything to her about it. I haven't told her yet. Believe me it hasn't been easy. I've agonized over it for several days, and I've finally come to a decision. I have an appointment with the lawyer the day after tomorrow."
"Dad, don't do anything rash. I'm going to take the first flight down. Promise me that you won't do anything until I get there."
"Well, all right, I promise. Next week is Passover. I'll hold off seeing the lawyer until after the Seder. Call your sister in NJ and break the news to her. I just can't bear to talk about it anymore."
A half hour later, Morris receives a call from his daughter who tells him that she and her brother were able to get tickets and that they and the children will be arriving in Florida the day after tomorrow.
"Benny told me that you don't want to talk about it on the telephone, but promise me that you won't do anything until we both get there."
Morris promises. After hanging up from his daughter, Morris turns to his wife and says,
"Well, it worked this time, but we are going to have to come up with a new idea to get them here for Rosh Hashanah."