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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: & E# o7 R, p, l3 u0 g O0 h! O% \" \
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! 7 c* T( C# H5 t
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
8 X% n3 l. S% T( s# R! t; K6 j( KThe next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. , @7 U8 W; s% p+ y: z4 `9 e
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? ' 5 q2 F% ~/ r+ _. W0 C# k m# V1 c* e
'Yes... speaking' 8 |# y1 i4 h( i# U/ }
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!' # X# M+ h: R& g) P/ [6 l, l( t
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. 0 X! @3 d- U' G D V
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy.
+ a1 L2 g3 m3 `- j1 V0 p6 x'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
/ V6 |) I2 ^% Y- y7 D' |) Y* j' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
! W# ]# I; e. w9 E' j6 l' X' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' 6 G5 U% B" o8 g; b8 X$ R* R
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' * c' g( b: J* ~6 `0 K4 g" N
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow ' . U4 {& ^' x' r( ~4 F9 z
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. : f7 Q( C' T* O" C- i9 r
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? 0 ]3 L; q5 k; s. X) E! y9 e, X. [
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. 2 z- a/ [! M8 [
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
$ G- E2 u5 k0 X2 d3 s5 k# E'PAY you? And if I refuse?' 5 e3 f: {0 i! I# V7 U4 F
'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
8 c' I$ J4 d/ l* @; u% P'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
8 W9 ?7 p5 h7 R9 O7 J" @2 m'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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