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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: 1 g5 O$ J6 C( n. Q, E0 I
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! / E" g" V X2 r0 z
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
$ e1 F% r! _2 ]1 V" r$ ] z: m$ tThe next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. ' g( h7 _% u/ }, ~- N/ m6 q" f# X( O, H
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
3 I: X. {2 A( W+ J; Y/ f'Yes... speaking' . v3 o& Q; V/ j$ `# Q* @( O6 H
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!' 3 M1 d" @$ q k( b8 R
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. + U# r' K' V8 u9 k9 ~ Q
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy.
# E1 @/ F! X& m'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????' ! C* _0 O, Z! l- i
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
. Y. k8 V6 ^0 w! I7 S) S' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' 0 p2 M! o% i0 y0 v& O
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' # s: a3 Y t( U
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
7 v* _3 g( q' K2 v+ T/ Z1 A! iThat night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. 5 `- s" _# v( _ A
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? ! b* U. t# z# |
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts.
3 [4 z& Z. f6 D' O: ~9 h& R0 X7 k% ^9 _'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.' 4 Y; m# q0 R. [ b1 A; E
'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
! E C* j" ], F6 L- K: |'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.' ; \6 L; d, _, y) _
'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. . c0 t' D5 y- w) O
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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