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From: Mother in Law
Date: 06-30-2004, 11:15 PM (1 of 8)
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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 stuffed half-eaten shrimp shells dipped in caviar, into the hollow of the all 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 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???? |
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From: allie-oops
Date: 07-01-2004, 02:48 AM (2 of 8)
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Oh my......my tummy hurts from laughing....I will NOT forget this one!!!!!!!!!!!!
"onward through the fog"
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User: allie-oops
Member since: 10-25-2002 Total posts: 282 
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From: NanCee
Date: 07-01-2004, 03:48 PM (3 of 8)
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Mother inlaw, this is so good, I have just the right person to tell it to. Thanks for the laugh! 
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User: NanCee
Member since: 04-15-2004 Total posts: 76 |
From: Magot
Date: 07-02-2004, 02:18 PM (4 of 8)
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..who was it who said revenge is a dish best served cold....
love and kisses, Jan
Guts-R-Us Cells a Speciality DNA to order. |
User: Magot
Member since: 12-22-2002 Total posts: 3626 
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From: MaryW
Date: 07-07-2004, 12:16 PM (5 of 8)
OMG, just read this. So very good. I am going to forward it to someone who will really appreciate it. 
MaryW
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User: MaryW
Member since: 06-23-2005 Total posts: 2542 
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 07-07-2004, 12:56 PM (6 of 8)
Revenge is sometimes sooooooo sweet.  
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From: DorothyL
Date: 07-07-2004, 05:35 PM (7 of 8)
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The first time I heard this story was from a speaker at a journalists' seminar. She wrote a book full of such stories about revenge. I bought it and had it sitting on my desk at work just to worry a colleague I disliked. It had a lot of great stories and little tips to live by. Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: weB2cats
Date: 07-13-2004, 03:20 PM (8 of 8)
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That story reminds me of the movie, "She-Devil" with Roseanne. You'd probably enjoy the way she gets back at her cheating husband. |
User: weB2cats
Member since: 11-07-2002 Total posts: 232 |
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