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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: 2 H% A# s, _ @
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby!
* A+ E. A, M3 MThe doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
6 T; C R$ j) j) q/ ~, LThe next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
, M+ g: W" n' V( k' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? ' * d% X6 g3 W& n. g* [
'Yes... speaking'
' `1 O/ G% N( z# w) U1 T' RReliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!' / h* u# y( q$ `, u$ e
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. 5 ~6 n3 g% B; K
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. ; l- ? W- L5 n: P. M
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
" B# I7 h6 v- V" g( }& C' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
9 H' i! f5 m, }! N! o; F8 v5 y' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..'
7 J5 y) X& F- M3 j3 ^- R! f'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' 2 K5 I' v8 K" c# T
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
7 E* {" G* v; v% O9 I% mThat night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning.
3 r, x8 A% Z. d) v; n% U6 _'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? / I' C8 @8 T. y) |
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts.
# D# r. M+ o+ w8 [& B3 h'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
+ I, a, A: c, b& ?2 J/ I'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
+ `7 ]7 U. f K7 ^'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
0 `" t: ~4 U2 g/ t3 z$ \2 c. I5 b'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. % B b. T' r5 ]
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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