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Joke: Why My Wife Left Me


My name is Victor and this is how my wife left me.

Last week was my birthday.

My wife didn’t wish me a happy birthday.

My parents forgot too and so did my kids.
I went to work and even my colleagues didn’t wish me a happy birthday.

As I entered my office, my secretary said, “Happy birthday, Boss!”

I felt so special. She asked me out for lunch. After lunch, she invited me to her apartment.

We went there and she said, “Do you mind if I go into the bedroom for a minute?”

“Okay,” I said.

She came out 3 minutes later with a birthday cake, my wife, my parents, my kids, my friends, all my colleagues at work, all yelling, “SURPRISE!!!”

I was on the sofa…COMPLETELY naked.

About Daniel Nkado

Daniel Nkado is a Nigerian writer and social researcher whose work examines Black identity, racism, institutional inequality, social power and belonging. He is the founder of DNB Stories Africa. Read more about Daniel, including his research methodology and full biography, here.

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