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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: # I$ [" L; N" ?- O! w) k! V; B/ {
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! X) W, @% c' Q' V; x" C
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
% N j' N* u5 V. ]3 oThe next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
3 b7 s& ?# `$ e/ Z+ {7 n& A' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? ' ) Z: {( s3 L6 u
'Yes... speaking'
' m5 K/ K; x9 KReliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!' % E3 R9 V2 Y$ }9 f f
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. * @+ d; f3 ]5 Z; u
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. / u4 J% Z' o* ?* o5 ?' ~
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
9 x) Z2 s0 k" w& B' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
4 n6 ?9 t2 v; ?' U8 T$ D' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..'
) S* p/ O& I3 ]2 Z6 K0 w'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue'
5 o. V/ q) N1 X0 a7 d! s'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
# v; ~) N$ u: C' {& z2 lThat night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning.
' h8 o; z* c7 I: O'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? ( r& f- c1 b3 S, O! \ `4 {
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts.
2 f; Y* _/ x2 v2 s+ B6 a& }# q'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
% x) Y& k+ }5 D8 n9 a'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
4 p6 a& j1 F. M& s# B'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.' - Q# U! [5 J( Z) e! B
'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
: Y. h, r3 z {% X1 t' A. E'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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