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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: , `/ s7 C6 u# Y$ y* C0 `# ~8 _
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! ) G! M8 f) @. S; j5 \
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
0 a! v# F- y6 d8 ~' t8 J ?The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. + K& G. K0 Z3 r1 _# H. C* g5 K! b
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
7 Z, u, e5 m! ~, k# I' ^* {$ {! n'Yes... speaking'
( O+ x( k& c/ W; a1 Q! h7 s4 lReliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
& |3 l% B! W4 s3 }'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman.
( M; d% b! b0 V& |'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. ) f5 ~7 F1 s2 t# R' y0 o# _9 e
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????' ) y+ `7 H& f; M7 x0 i$ l4 ?
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
: c& N1 J% E* q* F4 C, ]% i' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' - \' @9 n* \8 H9 p# W; T
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' " C0 U; s; {# X) [
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow ' & p. g! K: K% C
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. 2 H& ~* N T1 }
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? & K3 ?9 I* c) C
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. 5 u- ^+ u; s- w7 y% N' ^
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.' $ @& j* T$ S, L8 `, G
'PAY you? And if I refuse?' / S6 k' d$ U) W+ |$ ~+ M9 a
'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.' - Y* K" u) d0 G
'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
- Y6 x5 Z3 b3 Z6 I3 j* L'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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