Kenny Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 CURTAIN RODS --- PRICELESS On the first day, she sadly packed 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 candle-light; she put on some soft background music, and feasted on a pound of shrimp, a jar of caviar,and a bottle of spring-water. When she'd finished, she went into each and every room and deposited a few half-eaten shrimps dipped in caviar into the hollow centre of the curtain rods. She then cleaned up the kitchen and left. On the fourth day, the husband came back with his new girlfriend, and at first all was bliss. Then, slowly, the house began to smell. They tried everything; cleaning, mopping, and airing-out the place. 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 time the two 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 couldn't take the stench any longer, and decided they had to move, but a month later - even though they'd cut their price in half - they couldn't find a buyer for such a stinky house. Word got out, and eventually even the local realtors refused to return their calls. Finally, unable to wait any longer for a purchaser, they had to borrow a huge sum of money from the bank to purchase a new place. Then 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 having the house. Knowing she could have no idea how bad the smell really was, he agreed on a price that was only 1/10 th of what the house had been worth ... but only if she would sign the papers that very day. She agreed, and within two hours his lawyers delivered the completed 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 ..... .. and to spite the ex-wife, they even took the the curtain rods! I LOVE A HAPPY ENDING, DON'T YOU? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 I first got this in an email years ago. But it still makes me chuckle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahone Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 Lol I was listening to the radio a couple of days ago before heading off to work, and they were talking about things people have done before leaving a job, whether good or bad. One guy phoned up, who had been "let go" from his job. On the day that he left, he made a tuna sandwich and placed it under the bottom drawer of his boss' desk, which is a place that you normally never see unless you take the drawer right out. He was still in contact with a friend who worked at a company and he was informed the smell started after a couple of days, but it was three months before they discovered the source of the smell and the only reason they found it was because they were moving his desk into another office because of the smell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annalaurabrown Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 yes that is a great story. We need more people like them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talisyn Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Now that was a heart warming story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr T Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 That was actually sad to me The family fell apart. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talisyn Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 That was actually sad to me The family fell apart. :(Aww you're right, it was sad. Nothing funny about a family breaking up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Posted October 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He dropped his tools and ran to the bog. There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death. The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved. 'I want to repay you,' said the nobleman. 'You saved my son's life.' 'No, I can't accept payment for what I did,' the Scottish farmer replied waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel. 'Is that your son?' the nobleman asked. 'Yes,' the farmer replied proudly. 'I'll make you a deal. Let me provide him with the level of education my own son will enjoy If the lad is anything like his father, he'll no doubt grow to be a man we both will be proud of.' And that he did. Farmer Fleming's son attended the very best schools and in time, graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin. Years afterward, the same nobleman's son who was saved from the bog was stricken with pneumonia. What saved his life this time? Penicillin. The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill .. His son's name? Sir Winston Churchill. Someone once said: What goes around comes around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Actually Snopes shows this story to be false.snopes.com: Alexander Fleming's Father and Winston Churchill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Posted October 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 I would seem there are many stories on this subject and all very wonderful, the point to this story, however it is told, is what makes it what it is. When we do good for goodness sake the Lord will know of it because the angels will record it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADoyle90815 Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Snopes lists that as unclassifiable, as variations of that story have been around for years. snopes.com: Seafood Sewn into Curtains Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 I always took that story more as a joke than something factual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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