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
candle-light, put on some soft background music,
and feasted on a pound of shrimp, a jar of
caviar, and a bottle of spring-water.
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, 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 could 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 a price that was about
1/10th of what the house had been worth, but
only if she were to sign the papers that very
day.
She agreed and within the hour his lawyers
delivered the paperwork.
A week later the man and his girlfriend stood
smiling as they watched the moving company pack
everything to take to their new home.........
And to spite the ex-wife, they even took the
curtain rods!!!!!!
I LOVE A HAPPY ENDING, DON'T YOU?
Author Known To God!
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