February 27, 1997

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Joel Byers

On February 27, 1997, divorce finally became legal in Ireland. Up until that time, you had to wait until one of the disgruntled parties in the marriage to die before you could remarry someone else. On February 28, 1997 in a surprising twist, the life expectancy of abusive drunk husbands and wives increased by several years. Dying by getting hit in the head by an ‘accidental’ falling frying pan dropped to third in the leading cause of death of drunken, abusive marriage partners and cirrhosis of the liver jumped up to number one.

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About Joel Byers

Born in North Georgia and educated at some very fine public institutions. Real education started after graduating from college and then getting married and raising two boys. Has the ability to see the funny and absurd in most things and will always remark on it, even if it means getting the stink-eye from his victims.
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