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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: ; w9 S8 O% {$ K7 n9 x
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! ( P: V6 H/ r) l4 ?
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.' / Q/ W X6 X' N, l- I- e
The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. 2 J( L4 K: |1 a v) x
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? ' 8 x8 C$ b" W; N9 @, a; [1 b
'Yes... speaking'
4 c- A8 j5 S! a1 L% g cReliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!' & N! N0 g9 \0 c2 g+ D2 W9 ]" d, z
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman.
' g7 {, K, x; m2 C. `0 f'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy.
3 D' }: v/ g D4 O( k'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
- Z, D" l; L1 u( \$ K8 ?6 u' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
+ U/ }2 ^& X0 {/ @& }% k' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' 4 G; M2 B, `/ l& S3 b& r
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue'
9 e! ~% v/ h m. s+ m1 y'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow ' 4 P& v2 _9 A3 v# S; H6 P
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. 2 b `0 S9 ^# R( y$ t' |
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
, t7 f) V4 L' q/ \ s- r" w! n3 mWhat business is that of yours?' the husband shouts.
% |' f+ @. K: `'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.' ? [8 M7 p7 m, e. w, K4 [
'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
5 B; J* r5 v2 w+ \: k# b'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.' 2 p2 L* r" [. Y3 I i8 k+ K* z9 a
'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. ' W. G) o# L4 i: o- z
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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