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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
+ d$ x# h" O3 H& h/ W: f'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby!
- G) N& r: O( ?1 `8 a" h1 n- E }The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.' ; B9 l+ i) |) b" }' q0 a9 H, |
The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. 0 ^: p# [3 y% A* A- W3 Q0 z: f
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? ' 2 g0 C7 @5 j* O
'Yes... speaking'
9 B' w* s& L& U) JReliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
) o) c4 m3 s# F6 `# k'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman.
1 U( ?- w) @" ^1 [6 T) m! }'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy.
$ V7 O, [0 e- O3 g6 J'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
/ t+ U9 @ M- x+ j% u) L5 V' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
8 i; e2 L! P( L0 M1 k, p$ J' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' ( I: S- ~0 I, z5 V- s$ `5 v z4 `: h B
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue'
- A, A7 ], O/ a( m'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow ' ; }. b1 O1 D0 C6 I) p- J5 d
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning.
2 k, ]% ?" K- \7 G. {+ Y+ |'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? / F/ I! }9 x- ]8 M/ E
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. & E0 x; c! @/ [8 Y( {
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
( D' [! K& R0 @% \'PAY you? And if I refuse?' . V! L. r# X9 Z2 [& ]
'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.' 5 O# ]5 V* i. n* v" w$ s
'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. ( t; M1 R7 a. {& R$ _
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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