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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: , v/ H% [' k+ Q4 g; H# J+ ]4 I
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! 0 l- O1 ^+ d1 u- B, D- n
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
# A' o' c8 V$ e, @The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. 5 F8 t/ N% t7 c! M: C- k
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? ' $ a" K$ w: l8 E- o: Z2 R
'Yes... speaking' 1 k/ |- m$ u+ [& s* D2 F A. p. g; R
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!' 8 K" l" `; i* G! n6 J- m
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. ; b: u; @- U7 `# e" |# {
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. " f" ^; b7 V3 c& t c: z. Y
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
0 E5 j A4 M2 d. z0 X' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue ' 7 h6 H% h1 h9 h
' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' 8 C/ `: [$ V; F: G4 u
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue'
7 U& S' G+ R/ Y5 W& ~'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
* B+ A3 t2 a/ u. Q! Q# ~, ^That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. 9 V5 R! x7 s6 X6 ?2 d: |
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? # Q8 H9 `, r" @) e1 m4 H$ i
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. ( K+ d+ z& u, z2 B- i* h
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.' ( f4 B1 X% p4 T& U( L
'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
3 l5 U8 c( P' L* b'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
0 O0 T& ^6 W0 H3 A% i. ]) |'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. ' k9 i5 f4 `( W- x' A
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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