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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
3 E6 l. S& R. ?6 i'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! ; a, A7 A8 B3 Q$ ]1 J$ I. k
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
+ t6 f+ c N' p1 H$ \ _9 c7 nThe next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
9 T, z6 H6 ]- ]) Y3 V, B' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
+ W3 \6 ?( y4 u5 a! c, K! r. u'Yes... speaking'
0 u% \7 Q* z; \: f: p1 R6 vReliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
y. z' A; E/ G' d9 u3 m; N4 u'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. , B- K0 }& }$ C' `2 b3 c" l+ i' Q& L
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy.
8 w" q- O5 V: ^7 V0 u'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????' ) c1 c* l. f- h, ^5 d/ h
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue ' 8 C" t; D& L7 p6 y# `8 {* [6 l p
' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' 5 A2 [3 Z$ p$ i8 x3 Y* x0 \ g$ ~
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' 8 s7 H/ S% b, z4 O
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow ' 8 [/ p& e) g& K$ j
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. 8 d; x& r: r: I1 b
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
, l2 M' J; M G7 k' MWhat business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. 0 h8 H3 @, x* ~0 X- l! F
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
2 m6 S+ f! n( o) x! X( B4 y; w'PAY you? And if I refuse?' 8 b" Z, X) l9 ~" U7 D5 V
'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.' R; Q: g& k5 I# S- Z
'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. " i6 _" q7 U9 E- \( x' g) z
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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