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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
$ l% R5 {0 g3 b- J) Y! E'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! ' S% P2 u: h6 W$ t2 R$ f6 }" w6 R
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.' & g/ c0 ^( S! R' U
The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. ( r+ @0 w T, b% P
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? ' 1 Y+ @! [" c) D: [
'Yes... speaking'
5 K- k7 r: X' @9 \. pReliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!' ?" \; F- E, X# a) |7 P) n
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. - a" q. _; f0 c x- D
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy.
) p0 K! m, A; {% u/ s0 ?'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
! d% @; z' |( b' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
\6 U/ [4 V$ o6 N' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..'
# W% M5 R) e( I' d'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' " Q( U7 b5 y# W
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
% [' j% |- v5 K' c$ [That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. 6 {* H6 F! p1 Q. h4 h
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? ( i) g W/ j3 O; k- L6 M! U
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. ) e0 ?9 B! y% U+ b; ]
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.' 0 d2 H5 S0 A% C$ W
'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
9 b) `5 \2 _$ J& Y1 [. H4 Z'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.' 8 l- A( r# |- o$ Z: ~
'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
6 K7 J, ^: H. \! C/ u'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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