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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: : j3 x1 V2 T b5 b. |7 F" D# R7 {6 M
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby!
. E; g" [/ B: x* q$ m# fThe doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.' " m% H' w- `+ D" r) A
The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. ) i. g8 c; E; Q( W( ]1 G
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? ' $ c- } h. Z8 F1 w; E
'Yes... speaking' 4 c/ @( y) D- z5 ?2 W' U
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
, x, _( k, _- u8 s2 m6 V9 O7 ['How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman.
, y4 \4 H# J, f'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy.
! O+ n" r5 ~" y* U' o+ j z' }: M'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????' 3 \' }" z; ?4 {. ], k
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue ' " }$ Q: Q( k n" w- B# Y
' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..'
: ~( z: z' D2 Q$ |; z8 r* l1 P- R'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' 9 M0 q. k7 K) B, u$ l1 _1 r. {
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow ' * f% o3 T& k4 z/ e/ R3 w
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning.
# H; M* S4 h- F'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
' M0 S+ A1 n1 v4 o$ ?4 HWhat business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. . s H+ c" n& t) k' Y
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.' |% e9 }4 R4 K3 f; D0 G c9 P
'PAY you? And if I refuse?' 2 ~2 g* T3 h2 i- a6 l
'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.' : b/ H$ Y2 W0 ?) v- \
'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
; v- y+ Y9 x$ v) v- |/ q! X6 a'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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