Funny story, "The Divorce"

> After 17 years of marriage, a man dumped his wife for his young
> Secretary.
>
> His new girlfriend demanded that she wanted to live in the couple's
> multi-million dollar home, and since the man's lawyers were a little
better,
> he
> prevailed. He gave his now ex-wife just 3 days to move out.
>
> 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
> 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 new girlfriend stood smirking as they
watched
> the
> moving company pack everything to take to their new home...
>
> ...including the curtain rods.

just my luck.