Name:   architect - Subject:   50th anniversary Date:   7/23/2016 11:06:01 AM (updated 7/23/2016 11:06:46 AM)

Bill and Helen are celebrating their 50th and waiting for their 3 very successful kids to drop by for dinner.  The party is scheduled to kick off at 6:00. 

At 6:50 Frank, the muched respected physician, finally arrives.  "Mom, dad, so sorry to be late but I was on call in the ER when word came in of a multi-injury 5 car pile up on the freeway and I had to stay around to help with the injuries.  I rushed over a soon as I could and didn't have time to pick up a gift.  Congratulations on 50 years of marriage!" 

Just after 7:00 Denise, the bigtime corporate attorney, arrives "So sorry, I had a deposition in Chicago today and the flight home was delayed for 2 hours because of thunderstorms and then we circled over Atlanta for 45 minutes before being cleared to land. When I got on the ground I grabbed a cab to come directly over and obviously had no chance to get you a gift.  Congratulations on 50 years of marriage." 

Finally at 8 Bob, the owner of a large contruction company, walks in."Please forgive me everybody.  Down at the new mixed use project going up in Midtown it was a day from hell.  Crisis after crisis and I had to get involved in every one of them.  I finally got off the phone with the concrete supplier and concrete finisher sub at 7:30 and rushed right over.  Hope you will forgive me for not having a gift.  Congratulations on 50 years of marriage!

Dad assures them their tardiness is no problem and then says "Your mom and I think it is time to tell you that we are not actually celebrating 50 years of marriage,  but 50 years of living together outside the bounds of marriage.  We have lived happily in sin for all those years."

Frank exclaims " Do you realize that makes the 3 of us bastards?"

"Yes Frank, in fact you are all bastards...cheap bastards at that!"