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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: 1 O; Y4 _6 w: s
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby!
, n- ] K7 F$ K5 \) iThe doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
- s. ]( b6 a6 p y' pThe next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
" A! r3 b# [7 Y" a% n5 c6 y' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? ' ! o7 A0 F t. I$ y" W5 T
'Yes... speaking' ) \. N ?! {) F3 }0 s3 O
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
! K' ^/ F. E# Y6 [" J4 ` w2 ^! E'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman.
+ R) E# i1 @" i* k'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. 0 G. Z# G ^/ Z* q6 U
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
1 w- q N$ @, [8 b( l' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
! M7 q* i+ o8 Q1 R! n, y' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' 8 }2 D6 N9 `3 w# D4 k7 `2 M
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' $ h7 @2 p) r h, C7 m1 r
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow ' / z% k f1 W0 y( s/ ~$ M5 U
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning.
* t/ x+ {* b' d'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
- U7 ]! f% F# M7 q5 c0 N1 l; ?% UWhat business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. 7 g! \' F* M( l5 p0 O' W
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.' * c! B5 F/ X! W6 _, [% ~9 c
'PAY you? And if I refuse?' 5 Y1 o4 ]! E5 W0 [1 o7 M
'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
& S6 {$ W, r1 g6 i- U'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
; G9 u* z# ]2 A6 f4 }6 a5 Z'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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