Height of Misunderstanding

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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
, p. O8 q" U1 h3 ~! f1 d3 g& ]'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby!
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
! L9 f: [$ J0 o4 b1 VThe next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
7 @  |3 j2 t' E9 s$ I' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
5 Y" b0 s1 x! Q4 z7 M& \'Yes... speaking'
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman.
  [) c- ~) u  W. B! P5 j'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy.
( d0 y" Y7 l6 g/ |) G'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
2 q1 V4 U. F5 |$ o$ r, T1 L) z7 Q' G' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
/ x% v/ @7 @( {4 L5 m8 N' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..'
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue'
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning.
& Q. R( w6 H/ y' J; B8 R; z'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
  J( t, f# N8 c! e; q9 t- zWhat business is that of yours?' the husband shouts.
4 }5 l8 `" Y8 l  |# j'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
2 g6 Z7 y' D5 U9 w3 g'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
% @3 T4 o: m) w! _5 H8 T0 W'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
. w9 v1 [8 \# t% A4 l'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.'

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