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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
9 V# M% N7 i, A% y& k& b2 x' x) a'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! {- ~ M- ?' o& g; Y
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.' / i! Z2 Z) t) ?' ~8 s5 u5 R- s
The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. $ m" e7 ~3 F' c1 D+ \/ g7 i& k8 e. c; z
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? ' 6 T( F% h; Z4 u# u/ J; R
'Yes... speaking' + r- }& z# r2 ^' ?8 i, N) T* e
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
$ N# P3 a5 ?0 z0 ^* M2 i8 g'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. # |9 t- \7 \+ T; w+ I4 S* y
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. 6 X0 W' }( ]! T* `: p+ a
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????' % G# M& t3 s5 ^6 k N# e
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue ' / N# }9 J( a2 W% E" [
' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..'
7 p n0 S8 v4 g. J: J; @: j'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' 3 b7 ~/ ]0 r& [" K
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow ' % ]. y; L/ a$ s2 j. ~& n
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. ; X2 P" g- W" e! S! O3 y3 L
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? 3 Q- o; V# n1 K! u& Y( Y
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. 9 @* q- M4 L( f+ Y+ @
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
+ s+ K3 ~; _ l* e'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
( j0 W: J. ^. j/ y'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
- K9 c8 f1 ?& V6 P4 S'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. $ B. H9 h, i: \# C
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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