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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
" F, H- X/ G6 R* Y/ h% R- M'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby!
/ z) C7 d% C$ sThe doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.' $ ~9 E" V* K! L, h# g% A4 t
The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. 9 ~9 Y; i/ f( O7 j/ N
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
5 Y. x" t: C8 x, n" A, P1 b$ K4 K'Yes... speaking' & I% L0 m5 o5 k5 _, Q6 X! c( J- I
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!' ' I% o! t* f3 Q0 v. _; X& d
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. 8 M9 B! j+ P1 `. z! T
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. - C& L1 d& h# \7 b1 G, L" T
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????' # d1 K, z. i+ | n# `
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue ' " Z! h8 [ j- ~9 E
' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' " [, S, p1 c/ \& i
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' 4 |/ p9 @9 N# S' ^) m5 _
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow ' 6 a7 s' b' e" \& b+ C
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. ' t+ O/ e& s; J7 D f3 p r( j
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
) D, { \. I R, x; ^+ }What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts.
/ Y' W0 c, [' a/ ~- S'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
/ g' w8 z, |/ E3 h1 J+ S'PAY you? And if I refuse?' ( x4 e* P2 L) @2 P
'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
* s. \' I3 y9 W* @& v8 L! K5 f'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. / s1 I! b2 L, z8 @8 B8 Q. Z- J
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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