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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: ! ^: ^7 I# T- r) K0 c4 Y
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby!
5 W- g' _. ?! u; w& A& A$ Y5 OThe doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.' ' Y+ k5 `' \6 w) j6 {
The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
* V* f1 {; n2 W& w! I' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
8 h5 R0 [: Z0 W6 x% T) ~'Yes... speaking' 5 F M6 F2 u- \/ p/ d! s8 ?
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!' 7 B+ S* J* U2 _# z$ l7 y+ a
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. ) o: c7 x3 [& N5 m7 \& u& z9 Q
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy.
7 {3 z/ [/ P2 [( Q: I' W' i7 p& B1 v'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
/ [: A5 _7 w/ O8 q$ h' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
a7 _. _! g' `" v! m/ y) G6 J! j' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' % m- u! W, o8 x4 y
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue'
; f2 ^- o7 c4 b+ a$ |8 n'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow ' + q6 s2 D% j/ q1 o: R R* ^8 _9 N
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning.
0 k- ^* b5 u) q0 R6 ~, R5 s$ y; E0 H'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? 5 v) A5 m, M2 z0 j5 l
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. + U3 B; `8 ]; S- K( [5 r" n
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.' f7 h5 y' Z# o( F, x" L8 o
'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
! s" G5 k: o Y0 Q'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
% h9 ~3 W+ m6 U2 k' f9 O, P: _'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. * D a. W' Y; [7 u
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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