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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: # \: w0 o7 L! M% }* z) f
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! ! P* v7 C1 g2 n' j$ ^
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
, O1 ?# H' Q' aThe next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. & b4 n: Q r( P
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
! \$ a8 g0 [. l4 K+ d0 I'Yes... speaking' " Q* _8 \; c& Q! e) |
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
& ^# }5 [, p, E6 W$ r'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman.
3 m$ k5 `9 ^. ~8 w E) Y'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy.
& E. V0 n& B4 u' L9 h" ?4 v0 a5 d'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????' " Y. N0 p3 m" Y% U5 x7 g. z
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue ' + ? H6 x6 N6 B$ [) w6 ]
' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' ; M" {) i" H' \
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' 5 V6 w: v7 K( D" H2 e$ p7 ]& E, U$ d
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow ' 8 C* T3 l4 Z M' `# M
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning.
% c, w; z% n: M" ['What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? & t+ T' z# h& G, Y, ~! W/ j
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. % M& H7 g$ J0 ^ j0 ^0 W* N8 s
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.' . ?7 @$ u' }) P3 @
'PAY you? And if I refuse?' # j S( k! g }/ r, K9 ?6 C
'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
+ r9 _8 ?- |. R7 d$ m; C'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. 1 l; Q+ c4 J* ^/ V- P; F s; q
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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