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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
$ N* w6 Z& g% p+ t/ W. e'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby!
8 l7 ~' V" o8 Q2 c5 SThe doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.' 5 w, Z: O5 Z2 H# n8 `! Q
The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
3 Y2 b7 w+ k: g( w7 h' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? ' + R4 x4 L) Q# L N$ l& q7 d
'Yes... speaking'
- i) v. `) e$ j& l2 x; lReliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
( m, X+ d/ l, {5 o'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman.
6 S) v( h6 ~: b2 W* Q. k# x$ |) a'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. 4 ?1 U9 W; Q1 y. F" h
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????' / p5 `9 S3 v* ]; a- A3 V: | Y
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue ' + S* U( V$ l P+ u) V
' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' 9 ~, G7 y( ~2 w0 R; k
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' 0 U1 A) y( T! Z3 e( ^$ b; S
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
( x6 \# U- s! i6 ]7 h% T# eThat night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning.
$ k- G7 t0 M2 @ A) C2 w2 ~7 N'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
{$ h$ l+ F) A: i. ZWhat business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. 1 h+ |3 r' H2 j S
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.' # `0 ~" t) T3 j+ x7 x7 l# x
'PAY you? And if I refuse?' 7 S, o) x$ z; j3 { R( u- L
'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.' ' I8 \0 p' ? b
'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. ! w8 S* ] ?: q' ]3 A1 h9 t
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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