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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: 0 }. \( Q3 V" w' j
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! # L) O5 M9 O) H) p' F; \+ K
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
2 v6 Y( {+ h; S6 d; zThe next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
& l5 {3 d- F# e; ^0 R2 Z i' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
0 Q1 _/ B/ o, x'Yes... speaking' $ R4 | F' x8 x$ i) Y4 Q0 h0 p
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
* J5 w ?9 B* [) W' P9 x7 g'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. ; s8 L/ s4 D: I1 C( a( J/ W
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy.
: B& g- u) P6 t, M4 f; c) F'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????' 7 U6 @/ b o% m0 V% I# {* O
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
. F9 a. \% B+ l) y' s4 X% F' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..'
3 q, S5 y$ W# J# P, |( c( U/ x'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' . N+ F! q( @; P& ]! f
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
" N/ H% {( e/ uThat night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. * ^% S0 }" |9 F$ ]6 Q
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
( e4 Q" g: [2 ~/ q9 vWhat business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. . I) B, p; a# V0 e$ I K4 \
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.' # [2 g% e j# S. P
'PAY you? And if I refuse?' / L: |* e$ s) l J- H6 y
'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.' * E/ Q! ]. k' B) u6 U+ R
'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
3 W& X1 S2 ]" a" s2 Z'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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