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2008/07/06のBlog
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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 candle-light, 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 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.
Eventually, they could not take the stench any longer and decided to move. A few months later, even though they had literally cut their price in half, they could not find a buyer for their stinky house. Word got out and 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 truly bad the smell was, he agreed on a price that was about 1/3 of what the house had been worth when they were married, 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 smugly as they watched the moving company pack up everything to take to their new home.
And to spite his ex-wife, they even took the curtain rods!
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.
Eventually, they could not take the stench any longer and decided to move. A few months later, even though they had literally cut their price in half, they could not find a buyer for their stinky house. Word got out and 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 truly bad the smell was, he agreed on a price that was about 1/3 of what the house had been worth when they were married, 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 smugly as they watched the moving company pack up everything to take to their new home.
And to spite his ex-wife, they even took the curtain rods!
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[ 今日の格言 ]
東京は7月6日日曜日午後7時です。天気は曇りです。夕方になって少しやわらぎましたが、今日の暑さもすごかったですね。今日は一日家でぐだぐだ。夜少し散歩に出かけようと思います。
明日は午後行商。後は明後日からの地方巡業の準備。
今日のアメリカのニュース:
■サンタ・バーバラを中心とする南カリフォルニアでは山火事が連続して発生しており、中部カリフォルニアの山火事の消火に加え、カリフォルニア州の消防隊員の能力は限界に近づいています。
今日の格言・名言:
The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.
Marcus Aurelius
生きる技というのはダンスというよりレスリングである。
今日気になった日本のニュース:
■【政治】代表選9月21日で調整=前倒しはせず-民主(時事通信)
■【JR福知山線脱線】告訴の社長ら、9月にも書類送検へ 元幹部5人も(毎日新聞)
■【社会】アナウンサーも搭乗?青森朝日放送がチャーターのヘリ墜落か (産経新聞)
■【神奈川】駐車場で寝ていた男性、警官の車にひかれ死亡…過失致死で捜査(読売新聞)
■【爆弾騒ぎ】JR尼崎駅で、300人一時避難--兵庫(毎日新聞)
■【】洞爺湖サミットが開幕へ、実質的な成果には懐疑的な見方も(ロイター)
明日は午後行商。後は明後日からの地方巡業の準備。
今日のアメリカのニュース:
■サンタ・バーバラを中心とする南カリフォルニアでは山火事が連続して発生しており、中部カリフォルニアの山火事の消火に加え、カリフォルニア州の消防隊員の能力は限界に近づいています。
今日の格言・名言:
The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.
Marcus Aurelius
生きる技というのはダンスというよりレスリングである。
今日気になった日本のニュース:
■【政治】代表選9月21日で調整=前倒しはせず-民主(時事通信)
■【JR福知山線脱線】告訴の社長ら、9月にも書類送検へ 元幹部5人も(毎日新聞)
■【社会】アナウンサーも搭乗?青森朝日放送がチャーターのヘリ墜落か (産経新聞)
■【神奈川】駐車場で寝ていた男性、警官の車にひかれ死亡…過失致死で捜査(読売新聞)
■【爆弾騒ぎ】JR尼崎駅で、300人一時避難--兵庫(毎日新聞)
■【】洞爺湖サミットが開幕へ、実質的な成果には懐疑的な見方も(ロイター)
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今日7月6日、アメリカは
■ Buy Yourself a Toy You Always Wanted As a Child Day 「子供の頃いつもほしかったおもちゃを自分のために買う日」。
■ National Fried Chicken Day 「フライド・チキンの日」。
■ Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day 「ウェブマスターを昼食に連れていく日」。
■ Be Nice to New Jersey Week 「ニュージャージーによくする週」開始。ニュージャージー北部は工場地帯で、アメリカの脇と言われています。
■ Nude Recreation Week 「裸でリクリエーションする週間」開始。
■Old Albums Are Frisbees Day 「古いレコードはフリスビーだの日」。昔のレコードをフリスビーとして遊ぶ日。
■ Squirrel Appreciation Day 「リスに感謝する日」。
■ Buy Yourself a Toy You Always Wanted As a Child Day 「子供の頃いつもほしかったおもちゃを自分のために買う日」。
■ National Fried Chicken Day 「フライド・チキンの日」。
■ Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day 「ウェブマスターを昼食に連れていく日」。
■ Be Nice to New Jersey Week 「ニュージャージーによくする週」開始。ニュージャージー北部は工場地帯で、アメリカの脇と言われています。
■ Nude Recreation Week 「裸でリクリエーションする週間」開始。
■Old Albums Are Frisbees Day 「古いレコードはフリスビーだの日」。昔のレコードをフリスビーとして遊ぶ日。
■ Squirrel Appreciation Day 「リスに感謝する日」。
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