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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: U z6 @& a7 E8 R
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! " C5 d- {4 u' x* P
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
6 I k; s1 s" O9 P! b! O2 e* xThe next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. ' }9 `5 ]+ p4 A' O, ~
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
5 o" N+ R# C2 p1 H J'Yes... speaking' 6 I/ _7 X' j' x8 T# q) L
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
/ A- m7 k; C x'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. 6 h% g/ S# ^% b+ `4 l! A0 ~
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. % V8 ~3 A. D4 R* m8 s+ a4 \# C
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
9 L8 a0 l+ M! E, f' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue ' 1 @) G6 c. `2 ]) A5 ]: W( _
' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' . H; w. X! w' k( |
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' ' O" p& s" p0 J( C! d. P
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
2 O3 }+ u( x2 q8 {' u, J: u! {* L, |That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. 3 [" E% n6 ~+ e/ y, w! w
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? . i; S0 \* x7 n2 H
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts.
, G: n; j/ k n/ k: q, k+ q'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
; t. s1 v# r7 S4 g. v'PAY you? And if I refuse?' 7 t( ?/ u% f6 W# S+ F2 \
'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.' 0 a% c% F' T8 T/ {8 @
'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
2 K. U( k% V5 C7 v k/ S i'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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