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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: ( j: T# b3 Q% G- J1 e
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby!
" s8 b# n. |; |6 P* S& S+ QThe doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
: l0 n5 k2 G5 ?/ cThe next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
" D. M6 Z V, G1 W3 U3 E9 a' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? ' 8 \ q4 g/ G3 x5 d# g
'Yes... speaking' * ]6 f+ m; f. m: p: [
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
. y* o& _2 i2 d% P H'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. 2 N# a$ r9 |; ]: A
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy.
( }9 [: A! X9 ? {'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????' % ]8 N7 }5 p4 k9 g% Y" o
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue ' # y0 C) }- }* J% M5 f2 _
' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' / c$ z: U4 h* t! A" z
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue'
4 t7 ^1 E, X: V7 j4 H: ?1 u'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
3 _; o1 g% `1 q# r1 |3 o8 ~1 ^0 KThat night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning.
9 E; h `" I& x'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
$ q' \; O, i' I" O. UWhat business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. P) |) h5 x! Q. p. U" P
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.' 0 b% q% @7 Z5 M& t
'PAY you? And if I refuse?' : s; ^" g$ v: C6 c& ^
'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
2 ?$ ], P2 J9 {( d'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
" ]9 z+ Z) \4 Q8 n" l/ E1 e$ N'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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