[RecipesAndMore] Joke

[steve doyle]

curtain rods   She spent the first day sadly 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 on the floor in the > dining room 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 and > caviar, > into the hollow of the curtain rods.   > She replaced the end caps on the curtain rods, > 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 > canister, > during which they > had to move out for a few days, and 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 they were selling the house but did not > tell the real > reasons.   > 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 about the smell, 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 for her to sign.   > A week later the man and his girlfriend stood > smiling > 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? LR FROM NOTTINGHAM ENGLAND --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---