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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: 2 ]# u; S$ X/ s- h/ a" D% C9 u
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby!
0 N$ M8 l8 ]9 |+ [$ r% @) ZThe doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.' ( W- g1 U! S3 \
The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. & Z0 ] @$ e4 ^
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
7 z6 s4 ]3 R' o8 E6 W* D8 g' E! X'Yes... speaking' 4 _& D* _. E1 n" \' ]0 ~
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!' ) e, V( C6 o6 ?
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. / ^. V2 O) q$ ]8 h4 {5 J
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. 1 P: i' I# M; [" ?
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????' 7 B- o& ?* t4 [5 P6 Q m5 z. r
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue ' 1 q) c m" |" [9 d& m4 F1 Q
' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' ) ]+ u! ~1 i( d% y
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue'
- T. A, F; x# B1 k'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
! ]8 G. t: z. F' j v. FThat night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. ' Y0 `* q2 S( j
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? 2 r& \$ @2 C# q) m% P
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts.
' ^$ [0 J# {! E* D'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
. a: E4 c* [5 _3 y b'PAY you? And if I refuse?' 7 z9 v" q1 {9 A3 G
'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.' T& @5 w3 @0 S9 T. g& [3 m
'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
6 W4 f% B3 X2 ]0 q4 n) m'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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