>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 was 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? :)