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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
5 `* l9 W8 v# _/ Q" w4 C) W'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! ) J$ W" x/ b- H' }' J. q
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.' * C) }5 y7 c0 s
The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
) s4 Y5 k3 F. x+ m$ ~( u, V' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
8 ]- C# p. @3 Y8 W8 j, [* I'Yes... speaking' : V. Y/ ~% g( N' E& A/ j) W
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
9 U1 X1 z7 |8 m1 @2 B& b'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman.
, [) j. C- ?$ `- J) P7 f'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy.
$ `. X% R N. F. C. G \( @+ E'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????' \, R% s8 w5 B* }" |+ ~- R/ e% Q
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue ' * Z0 {, M) M1 y* |4 Z' R
' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..'
: l( k: R2 C6 m$ c4 q'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' 9 L: E* w" Q% W; _6 g1 o7 o/ H6 x1 T
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
/ Q% k* t: T6 {; d; f8 IThat night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning.
6 X0 ]! G3 [" l$ Q$ j6 |6 r% p, x'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
" E m9 D/ F6 ]/ kWhat business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. 1 s3 r, {0 ^" x$ |3 Y
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
# D( k) A) L0 g! t. z o! @9 v'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
, e5 [/ J3 y/ T- A2 ]/ v2 ^+ s'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
8 O* P3 U: t6 T; X'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. 3 t+ y& P1 B& f1 C
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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