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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: , h$ N/ r7 {, j4 P; o
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby!
/ I+ z% B$ e+ B! m I& E: F" BThe doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
% z1 [6 [9 Y: S: QThe next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
' X/ u' x+ H; K; t! y* \3 u' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? ' ' q( U0 L O$ a& l6 V9 V1 h
'Yes... speaking'
$ q" u3 @6 u4 W# GReliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!' 8 a! q4 X, }3 w0 ]8 W. W# F
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman.
, K- q9 E, ^$ I. g' k; G% Y5 S0 p'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. 6 y; U( G7 a( x- I/ b+ t
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
' O; Z5 x+ Z G) Y8 z+ Z' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue ' ! I* I: O% V& R) P) Z- C; w
' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..'
+ m/ `! L0 p5 E'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' 9 N# B \$ b. V$ {8 `& |: q
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
) X& b$ @- l& ?That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. 9 a' F6 a6 A3 K$ w0 l. f$ N. V
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
) I( {& D+ i6 G, g! ~5 ~5 H iWhat business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. / k I& I0 G3 g, i+ o
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
/ ^' v6 G7 ]* v( c7 T'PAY you? And if I refuse?' 6 P0 r& T4 o G3 g
'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
" c4 A3 r: o( w+ S. S8 {'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
0 y9 u( k7 P9 c$ }5 M'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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