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 the curtain rods!!!!!! <TABLE style="COLOR: black" bgColor=white>