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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
. M- `. C( G1 O! F! M* ~'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby!
9 Y7 U6 }! P1 [* b! O6 ^The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
2 S3 e5 U/ N& WThe next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
" I& [# P) @& a' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? ' / _2 }5 X6 y" _3 r5 |1 B( @" W
'Yes... speaking'
) z% Y$ v! h3 T# ]- i) F2 ^Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!' 9 y: Z- s" i1 |' A7 b. I8 r+ o
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman.
8 H9 U0 `# K; I'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. : J9 `, V9 C0 S4 E' R2 A
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????' 2 i6 T: c+ J) g( _+ }
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
7 Z$ @8 h, k. M9 M' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..'
7 h5 B- W3 k; o1 U) l5 n" }- u'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' # |& B& V# I$ h; d
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow ' ! ?- |9 Y0 a" w# Z; ^
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. # f9 J1 r$ ]# Q$ A, e6 f" S+ d
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? ' m+ }7 T5 ^5 R
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. 1 _6 Y( B' p9 a2 z& U) s# u" N; H
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.' / X/ ~! O- N5 z% S2 {9 B) G" c
'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
~/ b ^( Y$ N'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
& p5 ?, w. A7 q2 Q$ L' ?'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. {) o9 G5 c& C1 o& g0 s& ~0 M3 i
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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