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 and 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 1/10th 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...