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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: : Y/ e2 A7 X- e# o: z, g& u
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby!
. l. Y2 k6 k# P% N, f+ qThe doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.' . V' p; B% e8 a' |0 S! v2 Z
The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. 0 D- a* u1 J/ m, H4 s! j
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
) O5 R: F! |1 C" A" T% \5 j A% T'Yes... speaking'
) I# G' f( c: [& H5 K# \' u- DReliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
6 f8 N! L, n0 k; Q'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. 5 U) v* P0 X! p) u1 |
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. ) r* m, O+ T; ?5 ]* z. K M
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????' $ [! |1 b9 N& O( b, }
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue ' 5 a+ a5 t2 }% e/ P9 o; @
' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' : E8 F) F% b f. S& L9 P
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue'
: V$ B6 a W7 }! ~9 i'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
- f7 O p4 z5 i- E; K- KThat night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning.
) U0 ?8 |8 p) A! i6 N1 L( B$ R'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? . [$ L3 @& W8 Q& R @
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. 8 O) a8 G" A, i% ?. z
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
) c) y e. r m: m- R! G'PAY you? And if I refuse?' % s: ~& M9 s$ N( \9 ]9 i
'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
) i) r0 Z3 Q' _. m. A7 u'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
6 E# @) M4 g$ \8 b1 ]'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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