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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: & X+ c5 {9 D# o% ^% a
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! 4 [' \( ]- q% M& J* [/ J/ _
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.' . Z: l; Z4 H2 k
The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. 2 v: q& y/ L2 R$ D, c" D
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? ' 0 W" v2 _7 J5 A7 r: B0 P
'Yes... speaking' 2 L$ E+ M# I' H0 A& G5 B
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!' " P; l5 H M5 D f: f+ T- n
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. 2 D2 X# t* V* @5 R5 ]1 m
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. ) |3 | q3 D7 D. V$ K6 }4 d& P* f$ Y
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
$ s4 f/ v6 _+ }! i5 Q' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue ' # ^+ X6 ?) N& q/ J1 c/ h
' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' 5 R2 Y' \5 P, ?
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue'
; j: O0 e5 S6 B4 o5 b% M+ b' R'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow ' - x" s/ N0 W3 x3 k
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. . j1 C- n. T( r5 q3 {
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
5 @1 X% Q" B3 a/ {+ x& xWhat business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. " B; d" R$ B2 u8 B3 X+ L$ I. N
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.' : Y# F' V3 e2 i0 {. t
'PAY you? And if I refuse?' 8 x: A w5 F/ @% y
'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
" H$ ?4 i# s# v$ a2 x e'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. # _: Y( y- C, G) X! n% d F
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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