# the Curtain rods

Category: Joke Board

## Post 1 by TexasRed (I'll have the last word, thank you!) on Friday, 08-Apr-2005 22:51:57

> 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 and a jar of caviar.
> When she had finished, she went into each and every room and deposited
> a few half-eaten shrimp shell 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 the 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 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, including the
> curtain
> rods.
> I LOVE A HAPPY ENDING, DON'T YOU????

## Post 2 by Lupinsgirl (I can't call it a day til I enter the zone BBS) on Saturday, 09-Apr-2005 12:38:29

Sounds like some thing I wood do!

## Post 3 by chelslicious (like it or not, I'm gonna say what I mean. all the time.) on Saturday, 09-Apr-2005 13:11:57

thats a good one.