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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: ) Y5 f3 m6 W5 V& @ s% h
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! 8 h8 `6 e" z# c, u* d2 |
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
; z0 Y. K8 f# K) V% _! PThe next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. * _, Y1 W6 `& `! }. j
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? ' # I" _3 K$ v+ k' W( H( s
'Yes... speaking'
1 c0 L+ B- [' uReliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!' d. F, d: ]. s; E; M/ r% l7 n7 u. [
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. % V& j4 _# I. y
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. 6 W; G, {; \$ A; J
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????' , G; _# d" f+ X* U3 N
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue ' ! @$ R& D) ?1 _- I% W
' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..'
+ S5 a, t: \ p8 t. ?'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue'
$ x; t/ x: c0 V! L1 @'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
: f+ d/ j' [+ i [( \. |$ oThat night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning.
% v$ d% h% o9 r. [: H1 y2 k'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? 1 n( J& O5 U* K
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. ) b+ z5 ?+ v3 W8 H9 ~( E' i
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.' ! }1 l! t! p8 ]3 U9 G- N, P% O
'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
% K- Q( q' N. O+ F4 ?( m. Z'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.' Z f1 L9 t6 s6 g( j- A
'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. - |7 v' z0 {% W) P# o; D
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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