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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: ( w. L) Q, z9 M! x/ W
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! 4 ]$ V1 M: I& F8 F) b0 s% R0 b
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
) W2 i5 y6 Z3 T# v! m5 WThe next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. 2 O7 N* b9 ^5 [ K, |
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? ' ; T7 i! l# d0 i6 r' w
'Yes... speaking'
3 e2 D$ F; A9 i/ ?3 VReliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
0 f- O+ u2 U1 y9 X8 O, X- ]* S'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. ) M# G4 N5 e, h2 ]3 x% J2 P
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. & q6 h( f5 q- }0 i" H
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????' 6 f9 G9 W7 P, f T! E/ |
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
# d5 ?. A0 F; O' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' 1 w/ A2 r' i" a: @
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' - b, ?5 X G/ r$ L" Z& J
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow ' 1 }- u! o8 Q# |9 C3 f& z: ]
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning.
/ z! a: m5 ]7 a' @) G/ {9 U" x! B9 i'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
$ v, E- w8 _2 ?2 lWhat business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. 6 p7 S% }3 R, \0 T5 D" i0 ]) r
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
- ? n# c* q7 o$ _* T'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
7 t. x! M& H; \. u; ]'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
1 G) \8 Y! p5 ^+ y'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. 1 E3 W& r; n; A8 N
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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