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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
: b C, H" f$ }; l; E) p4 V'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby!
8 }$ U, L4 m$ ?$ L; WThe doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
! M3 r1 L% z( Z! y( q R, B/ `The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
; M& C( W* D2 @- D' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? ' P S1 F0 S; g W: J
'Yes... speaking'
: K; K" M2 d) }4 V4 WReliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!' ; T! i' J2 F3 w8 a. e) h
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. - N6 S' x$ U3 G" Y
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. 3 b+ ^3 r( `! T# w' [; d! v9 e
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????' - ^$ x- b" u, Z
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
0 t4 A0 [4 u' E- f) R' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' / y$ q: L ]7 n- s X
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' 6 K7 e7 v4 d7 g0 w) o) e0 i
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow ' ! |, }8 I* i0 j6 f6 ?7 ]
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning.
2 S0 r* \( q& q J'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? & i& O( ~: ?& n& R. m$ E
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. . T, P0 f' |% {% }8 J# _
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
$ n& T! |: A4 S) F+ c$ f'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
8 W% D: T. D4 [5 j# x% r'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
3 ^% N1 b" C5 o, {'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. 0 P; w$ U; z; k' V3 d
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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