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Skriven 2005-10-08 02:08:40 av Greg Sears (3:633/104)
Ärende: Another Story for ALL
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            THE MYSTERY OF THE 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, 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 1/10
 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, including the curtain rods.



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