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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: 7 N/ C9 A6 ]3 B# f4 i. C5 f
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! 2 Q/ ]$ l6 ~1 t7 c7 O
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.' , z" v6 n8 g$ {2 R' Y) I$ r
The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. % @1 K) G; j! l( Z
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
6 Y4 c) j/ l# m'Yes... speaking' : G! T) k9 J% A- w7 M- S
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!' 8 q9 u Z" z* b
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman.
/ _* G' H- U# J0 j4 m'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. O8 j' z6 ]! c
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????' 1 J' r7 }# g, ~2 I) X& f5 d9 \
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
: z2 p9 W9 p- Y4 X8 j2 T& |. \3 }' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..'
% d; e1 Y. H) O( w; R! Y! m+ R M'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' 1 H6 t# @7 m# S. E" e% R2 H; Z
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
w4 b0 P( N8 DThat night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. ) ^8 ]5 {4 v& O; a2 D
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? 5 v) s- D0 g2 S' ~2 y4 S; Y4 F
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. ; I( \0 f" Y! X# t: D& h/ d
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.' ; `- Q$ L7 x4 R
'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
1 G0 b4 ]8 y$ O9 v'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
. S* I, z6 h- B'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
4 K7 ^. u' K# b7 W% o! J# S H& p'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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