 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
/ }. q- t* g9 N6 f3 h& E'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby!
3 p' m+ x1 ~7 t% _- d0 _The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.' * {* \' F4 C- |5 d
The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
$ X/ Y) R1 X6 L; K' ^# }' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? ' * s8 i2 y; E# |! ]
'Yes... speaking'
5 J" f, p4 n) e: L. A/ n) gReliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!' 0 N" Q- v& l5 q) E& C# K) M7 B
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. . `6 K1 O* h0 ]; S- B8 ^
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. + O0 k5 @) k( z( |
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
8 O( Z+ y, Q9 @$ ]' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
5 |3 T; s2 j: d" V0 C' ?) L' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..'
: S- C$ U# C: A) R'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue'
- |8 R/ g* b+ B1 j* o0 A'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
0 T. i( D% q; c8 n7 B: Y. e. TThat night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. - w' ^# @3 @. J4 L# a4 }; K3 M$ t
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
0 I& Z6 ?: q8 I3 J6 eWhat business is that of yours?' the husband shouts.
# l" j% I0 P! q2 G( C'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
" N- P6 f+ U, |$ E0 M0 b3 W% q'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
1 X: H8 t7 P# x/ P# O6 f1 J'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.' - i" y7 B% o& N( b
'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
9 d# H1 x: o6 y" O: t a'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
|