Height of Misunderstanding

sweetspot

Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
2 u" d  F- E0 ~) T( A'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby!
9 M& {$ n1 C6 m; j5 t+ sThe doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
'Yes... speaking'
' R6 Y; |' z. U# s. K5 Q( dReliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman.
& F2 X' ~! L% B9 R- Q; Y- Y( W'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy.
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
6 S4 j' B, N! A- ?% Z' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
% |- ?5 s+ `' K( p  E# L' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..'
4 V" O) K7 m  I- }2 z; V'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue'
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
0 N$ S! g1 i( [7 q& q4 ]3 SThat night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning.
- ?6 C  u% p1 K- X( A5 v! _'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts.
8 q2 z; N0 N! c# g$ S7 Q, ^- T'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
$ v# K6 @3 {' H'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
2 R! [. S8 ^1 x'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.'

尖角小荷

織紗千影