The judge looked amazedly at the couple in front of him. “You’re 97,” he gasped,
“Your wife is 95, and you’ve been married for almost 75 years. Why, at this stage of
your lives, have you decided that you want a divorce?”
“That woman has driven me crazy long enough, your honor. I only married her in the first
place because I had to, and I can’t stand it another day.”
“Then why have you waited this long?”
“Well, we knew how a divorce would hurt our kids, so we waited until they died.”
“Your wife is 95, and you’ve been married for almost 75 years. Why, at this stage of
your lives, have you decided that you want a divorce?”
“That woman has driven me crazy long enough, your honor. I only married her in the first
place because I had to, and I can’t stand it another day.”
“Then why have you waited this long?”
“Well, we knew how a divorce would hurt our kids, so we waited until they died.”
