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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: - V& c: T& x6 y5 l
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! ; u, A6 ]) a7 A5 n
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.' U. k: [4 L/ x' n/ z, r D% A9 H
The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. . l: b E( e; S/ J2 t
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
. C% q& [4 A* _9 z, ?'Yes... speaking'
2 B: q$ f- V7 R% e" gReliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
6 S. l- ?9 C' {) k'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. ; B8 I* |/ t) H/ y) |$ k
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. / w- b+ V; X- J1 u
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????' * s- V- G! {: Q) p- [4 x
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
( P9 M! M# K# y; Q9 k, |3 @' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' / m1 [8 X4 _" {- G" S! [. C+ J1 p
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' 2 L; x8 ~+ e9 l" f: W5 n2 g
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
7 `( o( Y9 w( U% F9 o$ H8 L) ~That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning.
! y5 g& c( O6 g'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? / L- ~8 L) A, `
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts.
8 J- c$ P% I9 Q9 v. G, ?1 f'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.' ( e/ U7 s) y8 `* m _
'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
: }! j) B; N/ c1 ~7 n1 K'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.' & K8 o$ [$ b/ R# B/ q
'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
" z2 |: P0 M5 k$ t0 |$ ]1 Q'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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