11 Dec 10 A Scottish Christmas
A man in Scotland 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; 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 father says. “We’re sick of each other and I’m sick of talking about this, so you call your sister in Leeds and tell her”.
Frantically, the son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone, “Like hell they’re getting divorced”, she shouts, I’ll take care of this”.
She calls Scotland immediately and screams at her father, “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 hangs up.
The old man hangs up his phone and turns to his wife. “Done! They’re coming for Christmas – and they’re paying their own way.”
Tags: brother, christmas eve, dad, day before christmas, hell, london, misery, old man, scotland, scottish christmas, single thing
14 Feb 10 Scottish Family Christmas
A man in Scotland 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; 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 father says. “We’re sick of each other and I’m sick of talking about this, so you call your sister in Leeds and tell her.”
Frantically, the son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone. “Like hell they’re getting divorced!” she shouts, “I’ll take care of this!”
She calls Scotland immediately, and screams at her father “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 hangs up.
The old man hangs up his phone and turns to his wife.
‘Aye fine… They’re coming for Christmas – and they’re paying their own way.’
Tags: brother, christmas, christmas eve, dad, day before christmas, family christmas, family visit, hell, Humor, joke, leeds, london, misery, old man, scotland, scottish, scottish family, single thing
25 Dec 08 This Green And Pleasant Land
Craig Brown, aged 20, was shot to death in a West London street on Christmas Eve after returning from a shopping trip.
He was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics from the London Ambulance Service
His attackers shot him before making off on foot. The Metropolitan Police are dealing with the murder as part of Operation Trident - who are a police team dedicated to investigating gun crime within the black community.
Teen crime as a whole has been in the rise in recent years in the UK, much of it gang-related, and committed with knives or guns. More than 70 teenagers have been murdered as a result of violent crime in the UK in 2008
Tags: attackers, christmas, christmas eve, craig brown, gun crime, london ambulance service, london street, metropolitan police, operation trident, paramedics, police team, shopping, west london
