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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
3 \7 w" u) s- ?0 x'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby!
& ~: B2 n& v4 I) U }0 X* [+ j. DThe doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
% [! A) M6 I) s+ l* {: j* qThe next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. ( r8 c6 E% @8 l/ q
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? ' ( K+ d0 ], L! O1 z* L) P0 V
'Yes... speaking'
f- J: a" A6 uReliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!' : I, E3 x! v1 ~6 I3 Q5 O
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. ' T9 M w; U5 J4 D- t0 w* W
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy.
7 I0 o( I. A/ E7 W3 ^'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????' * e( Z! w. Q! x8 c. i1 n" {% W
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
1 U. W8 n* B3 n l1 i/ x' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..'
" C* S# T! W! q: W, u; ?0 E& B'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' : ]/ p- } S% Z [4 a' |( r
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
7 R4 ~& f2 a3 U: s2 a) U; eThat night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. ( U- d' u/ b! [' Q
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
$ c4 f9 j2 {' I* K1 E: wWhat business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. 4 h7 Y `6 }3 ]$ b
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.' 5 U( Q; t% U) Y1 }
'PAY you? And if I refuse?' 6 c/ c s! a% Y; N# a6 d
'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.' 7 m6 h1 _+ h# K; {; a
'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. 3 U8 t7 G W3 e. ?- ?; l
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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