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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
2 y9 s( J0 Y+ T: X. h0 |% B'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! + M( [+ ~6 p& r; l/ o6 B9 z
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.' & B) A3 H( c5 a3 t: ~0 C' J
The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. + z I2 `. u. O+ G
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
3 M( S/ H7 v& ]$ ]# j3 |: W'Yes... speaking' - v2 |) V3 \) u4 T5 s: t6 L3 B$ m
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
/ @+ c2 y! h" w) D; X'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman.
5 b+ s. K; F7 Q& Z'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy.
6 _9 k, [, d+ n! O+ i'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????' - J; j, T/ H/ \7 t- \) V
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue ' # ?) h4 x& |9 l, f& n1 W) G+ K
' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' 0 q5 F0 w8 L( v( _) w1 e! u
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue'
: ~2 h" A9 ~2 a, \( [8 s! x'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow ' . D0 l+ \9 X; _, i, e
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning.
4 T: o( q; d% E& B5 K- C'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? . o, ]& }0 _& r5 A X- x
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. : W. L& M' E% A
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.' " b0 D. f0 Y; x! P3 i
'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
% p9 E! W6 G* }" M3 Q3 N'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
5 T3 \! F ?4 s/ L'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. 9 t& o7 D- A; e6 O8 w4 I
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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