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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
- R& N; V& P; v* u! y$ D. C'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! ( B; ]4 |' H$ J, I5 P( F
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.' 3 L. Y8 k# h8 l ^) X
The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
; h; [) ?8 A' k& d& ^& N* K4 L6 H, Q' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
9 ^1 I [* M/ c3 w7 X6 b. s& |3 l'Yes... speaking'
`6 v, H2 n4 U- M1 kReliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
* k u& G7 W+ J2 W, C) t+ D'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. ' y9 {1 }1 O+ `+ v
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. 9 B) K$ q s8 W6 Q Z6 m) m4 j
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????' 0 ~, f* G$ @3 c4 S- z
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
( E3 P9 R3 g+ H+ g0 o' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' # J$ T* }, m/ V! G
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue'
+ ^3 F, U- ^/ G6 O1 l'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow ' : @7 f! ^% ]6 Z) t* y
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. y8 r# t. `8 ^( k
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
) y& A ]3 P: J; f; y& l4 i- K, vWhat business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. 4 ]; Z% C) ^1 K1 R
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
4 m: \# e, g1 t2 W4 v'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
G& g" h9 i& S r. ]( g$ ?3 m'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
' c& d1 r% L \; i* {'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. 5 S* K' ~' _0 @! o& C# E) F
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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