Polite Is Good

An elderly couple appeared in divorce court. The wife had filed for divorce citing the fact that her husband hadn’t spoken a word to her in over thirty years. She explained this to the judge in great detail and at length, leaving no small fact out.

The judge asked the man if this was true.
“Yes sir, that’s correct”, he replied.
“Can you explain to me why that is?” queried the judge.
“ Well sir, that would be because I was raised to be polite and mannerly”, offered the man.
“How so?”, wondered the judge?
The man explained, “I didn’t want to appear rude by interrupting her.”