curtain rods

[mervin]

Curtain Rods

He spent the first day sadly packing his belongings into boxes, crates and

suitcases. On the second day, He had the movers come and collect his things.

On the third day, He sat down on the floor in the dining room by candlelight,

put on some background music, and feasted on a pound of shrimp, a jar of

caviar, and a bottle of Chardonnay. When He had finished, He went into each

and every room and deposited a few half-eaten shrimp and caviar, into the

hollow of the curtain rods. He replaced the endcaps on the curtain rods,

cleaned up the kitchen, and left. When the Wife returned with her new boylfriend,

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 canister,

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 husband called the woman,

and asked how things were going. She told him they were selling the house

but did not tell the real reasons. He listened politely, and said that He

missed his old home terribly, and would be willing to reduce his divorce

settlement in exchange for getting the house back. Knowing her ex-husband

had no idea about the smell, She agreed on a price that was about1/10th of

what the house had been worth, but only if He were to sign the papers that

very day. He agreed, and within the hour her lawyers delivered the paperwork

for him to sign. A week later the woman and her boyfriend stood smiling as

they watched the moving company pack everything to take to their new home,

including the curtain rods.

If only the man could really win.

Nice fairy tail though!