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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
/ ?0 \' D: _2 o1 N1 O3 V- B) D'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! ) Q1 V( Z: S: m ?+ C+ h
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
1 K! L. V( @9 ^& U) V6 TThe next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
6 ^- e" L7 `. n% W' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? ' & A( l7 U& A8 o7 [% ^
'Yes... speaking' ; T- |8 p' F& m; E
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!' 6 \/ G7 q, g7 O( J# ?2 }
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. 3 }# S# K) e, E( J/ D! t
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. & X/ n( F" i# R. \
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
- V: \5 x ^3 } ^8 M' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue ' ' I4 w3 K! H, D1 D1 J" W
' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..'
) O- D2 x$ H3 r" f$ Z9 x& g'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' 3 m0 _6 p+ c" L! a+ n
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow ' ; h7 d1 J2 i* a
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning.
, N# g; M% @/ @; W+ p/ h. b'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? 9 k$ R! c I, ^
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. 3 P( \- c0 p& j% }+ ~; |, v, ^
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.' - m8 f8 C3 L/ \( {
'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
1 f0 r5 `# T1 B' q9 {* T'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
' ?) l( J8 X# X, G2 E! n'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. $ E- Y2 v; O2 d2 _6 {0 Q. G" ]" U
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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