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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
, D2 S* y4 m9 l4 z1 W4 d( ~; C4 e'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby!
! e0 t9 g0 e b* }The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.' & |9 t$ {) @! G: N4 W9 M
The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
y: E) }3 k C4 s. w1 \' f' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
& L- f& L& d- k'Yes... speaking'
5 c r, W k. o8 L/ yReliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
: h3 b2 a& g0 @: p! C0 r; {'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. & ^ k1 D' M8 d+ A
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. 3 ~/ I# N$ P0 y2 R r5 b7 P. H
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
* U! S4 c4 K2 e: ]' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue ' 5 G$ k7 E b6 ^1 u
' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..'
" e8 Z9 ^' W( @' E0 A'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' 0 s0 D# e" k$ v4 V- o; O5 |
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow ' ' E, Q. o d" k& d
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. 4 U) G3 S5 F" q# f. `9 t7 k0 K
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? - l/ Y0 g# h, d3 L G4 O7 u
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. s) u4 F9 B! i4 N
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.' $ D4 m5 ^$ O( i! X& W
'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
7 t% o6 j8 i2 q0 [ T$ N'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
$ L$ o' o/ v: L$ T'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. ; i2 d& Z9 I& `8 w2 ^
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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