11-30-2012, 04:44 AM
>
> *CURTAIN RODS --- *
>
>
> On the first day, he sadly packed his belongings
> into boxes, crates and suitcases.
>
> On the second day, he had the movers come and collect his things.
>
> On the third day, he sat down for the last time at their beautiful
> dining-room table,
> by candle-light; he put on some soft background music, and feasted on a
> pound of shrimp,
> a jar of caviar, and a bottle of spring-water.
>
> When he'd finished, he went into each and every room and deposited a few
> half-eaten shrimps dipped in caviar into the hollow center of the curtain
> rods.
>
> He then cleaned up the kitchen and left.
>
> On the fourth day, the wife came back with her new boyfriend, and at first
> all was bliss.
>
> Then, slowly, the house began to smell.
> They tried everything; cleaning, mopping, and airing-out the place.
>
> Vents were checked for dead rodents, and carpets were steam cleaned.
>
> Air fresheners were hung everywhere. Exterminators were brought in to set
> off gas
> canisters, during which time the two had to move out for a few days, and
> in the
> end they even paid to replace the expensive wool carpeting.. Nothing
> worked!
> People stopped coming over to visit.
>
> Repairmen refused to work in the house. The maid quit.
>
> Finally, they couldn't take the stench any longer, and decided
> they had to move, but a month later - even though they'd cut
> their price in half - they couldn't find a buyer for such a stinky house.
>
> Word got out, and eventually even the local realtors refused to
> return their calls.
>
> Finally, unable to wait any longer for a purchaser, they had to borrow a
> huge sum of money from the bank to purchase a new place.
>
> Then the ex called the woman and asked how things were going. She told him
> the
> saga of the rotting house. He listened politely and said that he missed
> his old
> home terribly and would be willing to reduce his divorce settlement in
> exchange for having the house.*
> **
> Knowing he could have no idea how bad the smell really was, *
> *she agreed on a price that was only 1/10th of what the house *
> *had been worth ... but only if he would sign the papers that very day.**
> **
> He agreed, and within two hours her lawyers delivered the completed
> paperwork.**
> **
> A week later the woman and her boyfriend stood smiling as they *
> *watched the moving company pack everything to take to their new home
> ......*
>
>
> *and to spite the ex-husband, they even took the curtain rods!*
>
>
> *I LOVE A HAPPY ENDING, DON'T YOU?*
>
> *CURTAIN RODS --- *
>
>
> On the first day, he sadly packed his belongings
> into boxes, crates and suitcases.
>
> On the second day, he had the movers come and collect his things.
>
> On the third day, he sat down for the last time at their beautiful
> dining-room table,
> by candle-light; he put on some soft background music, and feasted on a
> pound of shrimp,
> a jar of caviar, and a bottle of spring-water.
>
> When he'd finished, he went into each and every room and deposited a few
> half-eaten shrimps dipped in caviar into the hollow center of the curtain
> rods.
>
> He then cleaned up the kitchen and left.
>
> On the fourth day, the wife came back with her new boyfriend, and at first
> all was bliss.
>
> Then, slowly, the house began to smell.
> They tried everything; cleaning, mopping, and airing-out the place.
>
> Vents were checked for dead rodents, and carpets were steam cleaned.
>
> Air fresheners were hung everywhere. Exterminators were brought in to set
> off gas
> canisters, during which time the two had to move out for a few days, and
> in the
> end they even paid to replace the expensive wool carpeting.. Nothing
> worked!
> People stopped coming over to visit.
>
> Repairmen refused to work in the house. The maid quit.
>
> Finally, they couldn't take the stench any longer, and decided
> they had to move, but a month later - even though they'd cut
> their price in half - they couldn't find a buyer for such a stinky house.
>
> Word got out, and eventually even the local realtors refused to
> return their calls.
>
> Finally, unable to wait any longer for a purchaser, they had to borrow a
> huge sum of money from the bank to purchase a new place.
>
> Then the ex called the woman and asked how things were going. She told him
> the
> saga of the rotting house. He listened politely and said that he missed
> his old
> home terribly and would be willing to reduce his divorce settlement in
> exchange for having the house.*
> **
> Knowing he could have no idea how bad the smell really was, *
> *she agreed on a price that was only 1/10th of what the house *
> *had been worth ... but only if he would sign the papers that very day.**
> **
> He agreed, and within two hours her lawyers delivered the completed
> paperwork.**
> **
> A week later the woman and her boyfriend stood smiling as they *
> *watched the moving company pack everything to take to their new home
> ......*
>
>
> *and to spite the ex-husband, they even took the curtain rods!*
>
>
> *I LOVE A HAPPY ENDING, DON'T YOU?*
>