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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
8 f! f8 ]' O& X/ s$ u' N8 c' o'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby!
# A4 P: t$ l( p% a8 b) mThe doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
0 X( t8 i* F$ T z3 EThe next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
2 k9 Y7 c# H' J/ S( i$ C4 i' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
$ N, J, q3 Y" ~3 n. g$ |'Yes... speaking' ; J9 @5 m5 x0 T, g/ J! S
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
- X6 z5 B4 R: o' P4 L- P. ]'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman.
1 T0 |1 b- c& l( j'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. ( s6 A) y- k0 w N
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????' 4 i `) Q+ j1 M' o {; R
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue ' ' L3 n" S& k# I. [/ p. R
' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' 8 g/ U1 b! x U4 x
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue'
9 x+ c1 u6 v$ c A! _'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
9 U4 c. \8 y& i5 ^7 A+ cThat night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning.
5 x' i/ R* I; @1 q8 y+ @'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
- h5 d% T1 Z7 q1 G( jWhat business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. ; ~) M2 s, |8 K/ b" C( c2 s
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.' 4 o7 b8 q' n" r7 l
'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
8 G4 D- F1 I; U% U'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
. j, L) m' m- z0 r1 F'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
- h# @( U& {& T3 R% k$ k( W'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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