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> > Subject: CURTAIN RODS
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > She spent the first day packing her belongings into boxes, crates and
> > > suitcases.
> > >
> > > On the second day, she had the movers come and collect her things.
> > >
> > > On the third day, she sat down for the last time at their beautiful
> dining
> > > room table by candlelight, put on some soft background music, and
feasted
> > > on
> > > a pound of shrimp, a jar of caviar, and a bottle of Chardonnay.
> > >
> > > When she had finished, she went into each and every room and
> > > deposited
a
> > > few half-eaten shrimp shells, dipped in caviar, into the hollow of
the
> > > curtain rods.
> > >
> > > She then cleaned up the kitchen and left.
> > >
> > > When the husband returned with his new girlfriend, all was bliss for
the
> > > first few days. Then slowly, the house began to smell. They tried
> > > everything; cleaning and mopping and airing the place out. 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
they
> > > 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 cou ld not take the stench any longer and decided to
move.
> > >
> > > A month later, even though they had cut their price in half, they
> > > could
> not
> > > find a buyer for their stinky house. Word got out, and eventually,
> > > even
> the
> > > local realtors refused to return their calls.
> > >
> > > Finally, they had to borrow a huge sum of money from the bank to
purchase
> a
> > > new place.
> > >
> > > The ex-wife called the man, and asked how things were going. He told
her
> > > the
> > > saga of the rotting house. She listened politely, and said that she
> missed
> > > her old home terribly, and would be willing to reduce her divorce
> > > settlement
> > > in exchange for getting the house back...
> > >
> > > Knowing his ex-wife had no idea how bad the smell was, he agreed on
price
> > > that was about 1/10th of what the house had been worth...But only if
she
> > > were to signthe
> > > papers that very day. She agreed, and within the hour, his lawyers
> > > delivered
> > > the paperwork.
> > >
> > > A week later, the man and his new girlfriend stood smirking as they
> watched
> > > the moving company pack everything to take to their new home...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ...including the curtain rods.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I LOVE A HAPPY ENDING, DON'T YOU????