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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: ' a# }& k4 @" Q/ \
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! / u. I9 T- u/ p+ x" z
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
3 [9 B2 q6 w* eThe next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. " J8 m& m$ w* |/ z4 Z
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? ' ) K" c" D5 g! q( |( H' p" U& ~
'Yes... speaking' ) F/ V8 i0 c/ F& P9 M
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!' - ~% o' V1 b4 h6 ?7 J+ \# R
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. & O: ~8 H4 N9 D+ R5 I7 D/ s
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. : n3 T) G1 z' I0 f
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
6 x( p4 d# v3 w3 x" A' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue ' - }; B( h1 u8 Z2 ~% w |
' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' 9 r0 }& Q0 o6 W8 d
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' ' m" U5 i* s! j' y# t
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
( B* X* t6 L$ s% ?6 w* } k+ }2 WThat night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. + o) o4 s! f, N, g1 f7 ?: E8 u
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? 2 R9 c8 i3 r, O* |! @7 _! K9 b
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts.
m5 o; L& s: S ]'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
: \+ D8 k3 F/ m; P$ x) W) x'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
/ }+ S7 s w7 A. `/ j6 Q3 E1 d'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
; r$ J( Q2 J' H; r. x5 L( A'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
& v6 i. B0 \. n) o'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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