Hi Steve, Good one! Thanks.
Sherri On 11/10/06, steve doyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
