The divorce

An elderly man in Phoenix called his son in New York and said, “I hate to ruin your day Bob, but your mother and I are getting a divorce. Twenty-five years of misery is enough! I’m sick of her, and I’m sick of talking about this, so call your sister in Boston and tell her.”
Then he hung up. Bob immediately called his sister, who was absolutely frantic upon hearing the news.
She called her father. “You two are not getting a divorce!” she yelled. “Bob and I will be there tomorrow. Until then, don’t do a single thing, do you hear me?”
The old man hung up the phone and turned to his wife. “It worked!” he said. “The kids are coming for a visit, and they’re paying their own way!”