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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
+ T. x, T6 u' P'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! + W+ K- m* n8 D2 K
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.' * s2 {" w% j2 x' j, W( J0 Q1 {; V2 m" \
The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. 2 w6 }5 v$ g4 U+ g* z; z {# q
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
4 ?2 z; `, c, o8 b) S5 f7 Z'Yes... speaking'
0 P+ D& v+ o- Y, CReliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!' # W4 K( |4 j$ B: [; Y
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. 9 V8 Y& F6 A$ U1 b* P% A
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. , E1 ^4 m: U) @3 E; i
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????' 7 n1 S: g: K( ^
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue ' 6 u( P. r; @ @ j) l6 ]) L
' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..'
% V4 {1 [- Y% W9 Z4 E" L6 D& Y'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' 8 K6 T" @; c2 ^
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow ' ( Q5 x: c0 g) g7 \
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. 2 J# X6 R' `/ a" S# D5 @' `
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? 8 |: p% {! b4 O# W8 C
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. 0 Q0 Y }* ]: U3 d5 E+ L$ F
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
0 s& ~5 F% s# A9 _'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
, `6 G0 A# W- m7 c% C'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.' 0 x) ?; m" t5 h) y+ W$ [' a! z
'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. 9 s, N+ |- L" b
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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