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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: , o% T4 z! G' V+ A3 F
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby!
& e2 a5 E, I: Y5 PThe doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
( P$ }- j+ w7 `1 ?! H' n- Y2 g$ ?The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
& o' W) e( N( r8 l+ G' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
5 G& b$ O' I6 G! Y'Yes... speaking'
" T1 O0 r8 V. B6 G5 S- f$ kReliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
0 b4 v7 W2 M) l2 ?'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman.
8 }+ j- j0 \, q$ ['Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. 7 ^ y& f) _3 b% e
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
6 L) G# W# R; M- C2 |4 H% V c0 S; i2 _7 Y' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue ' 8 D7 ?" b5 l, |. t4 x# w) @, |# q- v
' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..'
* V9 r$ A* s9 [8 p'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' 6 Z( S5 P5 ~3 F' h% J
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow ' 6 [4 |; k- i- S: k" r* S# U+ m$ L
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning.
" w+ ~$ l5 ?( ?; j- l'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
6 M" y% }5 h& Q2 F8 }What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. 6 Q& O+ g- O, t. [2 a% f' `- Q
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.' & N, p9 T$ r, z( [2 U/ f7 |3 H, E( t N
'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
! ] c# Y) ^2 C5 L- I1 g'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.' . S9 y3 q7 W* O$ E( E9 W2 ]4 _
'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. ) _ Q5 ^# V' X- ^$ l! d
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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