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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: ' R6 D9 I) _$ L( @+ T) G
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! " ?$ A* R1 O9 P& }
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.' G" B' H1 h- I7 Y4 S
The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
! B, d+ k8 }8 F& Q: }+ l' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? ' ! j- P! o3 e' X( `( ?/ x2 w+ l
'Yes... speaking'
3 i6 p& I+ K; |. T. u, _Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
8 k+ @# T, i, [* h'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. - a& K, l7 {. K3 L/ X# c# l
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy.
: L. ?2 h; m1 Y'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????' " @0 t6 n0 i# m& B8 m( B, p( g
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue ' 8 b% Q& ?/ ~% p" e; Y
' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' 2 {6 J1 j% a- L8 @; X
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' 1 U% _) v" E% u* u5 ? l
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
, u8 d" H9 O& p9 o# M4 Y7 g% uThat night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. - D8 b E7 a" u2 g; O( u: ^
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
! t' N3 l, l3 e, y7 [What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. % Y# U9 z+ N! n2 q" q
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
# H# Q( V& G: C; }) q'PAY you? And if I refuse?' 2 J' K- M) Y* b4 H$ Y/ E
'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
# R) b. E, c) n& h' t( w) b'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. / K8 t A" s K s
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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