Weird Divorce Story: Man Claims Church Bells Ruined His Marriage

[cbayer]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/06/weird-divorce-story_n_3881602.html

Posted: 09/06/2013 2:54 pm EDT | Updated: 09/06/2013 3:31 pm EDT


We've heard some strange divorce reasons before, but this one is ringing a few alarm bells.

One Rhode Island man is suing a local Catholic church, claiming that its bells rang up to 700 times a week and led to the demise of his marriage.

John Devaney claims that the loud bells' incessant ringing created tension in his marriage, ultimately leading to the divorce. Devaney is hoping that his lawsuit will silence the bells that he says ruined his marriage.

The church responded to Devaney's complaints and said they would pray for a peaceful end to the issue. The church issued this statement:

The parish community is saddened that a sole individual would continue personal, inappropriate attacks harassing visitors, worshippers, and staff of St. Thomas More Parish. As a community of faith, we will pray for peace and understanding and that all our neighbors know of our charity and concern.

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1. That reminds me.

Upon hearing that her elderly grandfather had just passed away, Katie went straight to her grandparent's house to visit her 95-year-old grandmother and comfort her.

When she asked how her grandfather had died, her grandmother replied, "He had a heart attack while we were making love on Sunday morning."

Horrified, Katie told her grandmother that two people nearly 100 years old having sex was surely asking for trouble.

"Oh, no, my dear," replied Granny. "Many years ago, realizing our advanced age, we figured out the best time to do it was when the church bells would start to ring. It was just the right rhythm. Nice and slow and even. Nothing too strenuous, simply in on the Ding and out on the Dong."

She paused to wipe away a tear, and said, "He'd still be alive if that frickin' ice cream truck hadn't come along."

[cbayer]

2. Lol! Good one.

[No Vested Interest]

10. Woops! nt

[EvilAL]

3. I lived next to a church for a year,

And the bells were a pain in the ass. Too fuckin loud. Anyone that goes to church knows when
to go to church.

[cbayer]

4. I like church bells, particularly those that mark the hours

and quarter hours.

I lived near a church that had those and like most noise, I stopped hearing it unless I wanted to.

But I can see how it could be an annoyance if they were loud and very close by.

But cause a divorce? That seems a bit of a stretch, lol.

[EvilAL]

5. Yeah, divorce is stretching it bigtime..

100 rings a day would eat away at you slowly though.. If you start focusing on it and every time you try to concentrate on something it rings again and you get more pissed off, then you start arguing and fighting with the people in your house because of the stress. Heheheheh

[cbayer]

6. I get like that when we are having significant swells.

Very grouchy and irritable.

[EvilAL]

7. Like the bugs bunny scene

When they are trying to eat and the food keeps going back and forth across the table?

[cbayer]

8. Exactly! Given the right circumstances (friends, wine), it can be comical.

Given others (trying to cook, work on the computer), not so funny.

And the crashing and spilling and general disorder just get on my last nerve eventually.

I recently had a very bad episode where a glass of wine leaped off the counter onto me, splashing and taking out the track pad on my MacBook.

But it always passes.

[okasha]

9. I think the inhabitants

of the gentleman's own belfry might be pertinent here.