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Riley Talks in His Sleep About 'Gertrude

The Life of Riley · February 4, 1949 · 28 min · 4,187 words

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Each evening after dinner, Chester A. Riley sits down and relaxes with the evening paper. This is one of our American institutions. Whatever is lacking in our daily lives, the evening newspaper can provide. For the stout and sedentary businessman, there's the sports page.

For the meek and mild spinster, there's the latest axe murder. And for Riley, happily married for 18 years, there's the divorce news. Hey, listen to this pig. What, Riley? In the paper here. 80 year old man divorces wife after 50 years of marriage.

Oh no. The couple have 16 children, 30 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. Oh, I think that's awful after 50 years. Well, it's just one of those things. I guess she just wasn't his type. I get this prominent socialite divorces banker, million dollar community property to be divided.

How about that, Peg? Just poor guy gets taken for 500,000. Oh, what is that? If we ever split up honey, you'll never be able to make me for 50% on a community property deal. Why not?

Oh, I'm too smart. I put everything in your name. All right. All right. All right. All right. If I'm ever stupid enough to divorce a wonderful wife like you, then you deserve to get every cent I have.

Thanks for nothing. The silly reasons people get divorced for. Get this. wife sheds made who talked in sleep you beat that the guys are perfect husband for thirty years gives her everything she divorces just on account of a little thing like talking in the sleep that's a woman for you what did he talk about

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