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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: 1 `/ L- K& x6 b; b5 k
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! 3 P9 Y8 z) ~1 D+ l1 u
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.' 2 P- ~$ W& I3 b$ N- d3 \) d
The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. 5 R/ q( _8 {- N/ A8 c" y5 A' V! t
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? ' 5 o: Z) V: R3 D
'Yes... speaking'
) o, f/ v/ k! Q% e: Z+ Y4 UReliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
( E' \7 J" T. n+ A7 j'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. * K0 _7 u$ E% s/ |5 q8 [
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. . V) e* Z: j/ ]6 ]* ]6 P R& W: l
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????' 0 ]8 v/ ]( c7 e$ j5 E
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue ' 1 y& `; O/ P0 _ l3 t9 {. b0 b
' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' / V1 [' y2 h1 q2 _! X' G, F
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' 0 Y2 u+ p! g0 p
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow ' 4 e2 A6 _9 w3 ~1 V- [: M& t
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. & W7 H6 c+ _, A; \
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
8 |3 X: p6 [: [- ?' I4 DWhat business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. ) A8 R6 B9 p' k. Z% d
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
y6 a7 `" J+ k$ g- d9 t'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
4 d( ]' N0 [* v: L2 S9 Y U9 }'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
/ c) o. t# _, T" F8 N'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. & X: `4 J/ a" [) R
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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