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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
$ w6 a1 g' f: t5 ['I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby!
. I3 g, r |6 O" j+ kThe doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.' 5 n! ]- V+ I8 r3 n; g( d
The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
$ K, N( `- [, [7 J- L/ ^/ v' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? ' + r* e6 I; K+ Y. e
'Yes... speaking' J, T g2 V, u u# H
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!' ; L/ I2 u6 E, @) C
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. / T4 C. A/ `! u# S& d9 U8 }
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy.
$ q# Z+ k" h/ R4 Z3 V'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????' 4 E$ U! {' h' f
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
! u' m0 r# _8 o* l7 j; C3 w8 m/ Q' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..'
+ h: e1 i' b9 r8 S7 e'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue'
/ d& _9 ~, u* d'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow ' $ P$ E1 d3 ?, Y* a; T$ P
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning.
/ U, U( X2 h4 A6 I( C'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
4 v( }2 b" x: ^What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. 2 q* U& ?7 s1 a) I
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
$ O9 @. p# ^3 @; E) T7 T- H'PAY you? And if I refuse?' 0 r" R3 Z; }) ~, P5 ~& t- v% K
'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.' : T* `/ Y. G! q1 e7 G m Q
'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. 9 Z" K4 c3 A C3 Q7 B' z
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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