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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: 9 f4 {% q; M- ], @* b# m0 @8 s
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby!
, d6 }& q2 n0 s, \The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
/ d, {' d% E4 @( Z# j; n8 C, J7 xThe next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. # C8 }' x) i$ J4 p. Q: g L- V
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? ' ' W) ?. s( b3 S3 T0 s$ x/ M6 j
'Yes... speaking' / W7 \/ V- J t0 k" q
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
; k3 J) |7 y% D, s: \, r1 B'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman.
4 A$ R4 J) J' `1 E; ?, m- u'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. 7 l# P6 _$ q* b9 r% |( C2 e- d
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
( X4 ?3 F4 d7 m) I6 T' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
' a& A1 _2 X: z# T2 s2 T, J0 U) W' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' ) L2 B# A) ?0 k5 ]
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue'
& h8 l( z; @+ {6 t5 B'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
/ ], a. ~8 e- U. T# `; d2 \That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning.
8 m) }8 E3 l- u- M) i'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
; H+ A8 v+ G) F1 W3 V) i" {What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. 7 h: m- y7 V4 l0 ?4 J7 o
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.' + }& N( U, B) h
'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
9 a M2 r: B. J'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
$ g7 Z# G/ Y) ~9 [& M: e0 K. `'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
, r8 F3 O) ~' G$ M# x'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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