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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: # u: w9 F+ X) K# v8 v
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! * _% L0 |+ H- A n- p+ u' L9 @( @
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.' " \- @1 C- }2 G% e4 T4 S' _( p
The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. 1 l% a- g, g+ A& ^7 d
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
$ N" z, o' Y0 a5 c'Yes... speaking' 4 E1 E. K" P! U: b$ s
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!' 8 L1 a- ^: {- q8 R
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman.
% s/ U, F( o( f/ R" W g; o'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. # g' f! y5 B0 A* C. N3 Q
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????' + O* @5 i$ S: W! p* G
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
6 Q. S0 v* z8 a/ Q5 C- J' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' / c1 G3 a) U. j) ~& _4 J( a3 _' M6 K
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' # j+ k. b! `! N! T
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
2 n0 o1 F2 [4 C8 C# T9 x/ gThat night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. k# Q, j$ g2 r6 x, _; Z
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? + ]( u/ W9 A! j. h a! Q- Y- R- ?
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. : U3 C3 P1 [. S9 w a
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.' 0 h7 l5 A) L! ]' ^8 Y5 e
'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
9 ^/ L4 ^% v' |- R* ]6 Q6 Z'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.' 5 w$ N" H: g- \& f5 c5 A
'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
0 z, X. g$ ~) y: w'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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