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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
( J$ E" F+ b z u2 z: Z'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby!
( a% h1 d1 ^7 I2 z* r7 r) fThe doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
' ^1 y, Z- r3 w0 lThe next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. ( K; l4 e! Y( |" G2 P
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? ' . ]2 |, I; p. M" t3 l8 W
'Yes... speaking'
* P- b9 v7 l- FReliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!' / f& @( G# {/ k" ^( ?
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. 2 n9 c' `7 o) F' P$ j" w
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. * O: I/ J8 f, O7 @
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
8 Y6 Q7 y' `2 ~; R( [2 A' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
0 T7 Y5 E+ h- a- n7 J' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..'
; W J0 f4 ~$ F'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue'
2 F/ F4 s9 ^1 u6 g'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow ' 2 {; n! c% V6 J E0 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.
5 H2 s: L3 S& w'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
" Y+ x9 U/ o- q' IWhat business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. , B% d8 K: O' |6 R
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
3 |! }1 |* X# j& D'PAY you? And if I refuse?' 8 d1 A* ?3 n- Z! j
'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.' ! t) I' \, n, o# Y7 Z
'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
6 n" t$ R7 [' y# F- l'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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