The Almighty Father slept in this morning, missing the opportunity to punish Ireland for allowing two people of the same sex to get married.

God, who according to sources has in the past promised to strike down those who support same sex marriage, considered doing the plague later in the day, but then got side-tracked by important things.

Proponents say this was a one-off oversight and have warned future countries that pass same sex marriage to expect annihilation.

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