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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
& t' e0 Q# x( F8 H( N% D'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! " H) X6 N R. l. Q4 E1 L* W6 F
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
8 ^6 b/ n6 F: a' g& x9 Y! k% t- bThe next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. 3 \* ` X8 b) n- Y A
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? ' 1 r: F! a- @6 p9 s' {2 H0 g. h9 X
'Yes... speaking' / I. V( D# h. J3 E; @9 _
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
6 T& |6 A* d; O& v6 i'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. 4 e# a7 Z- j0 p2 J, z
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy.
D) x0 z" g- Y _& h3 B4 L, {'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
% _0 u! {% X8 h: p' N' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
) J7 R. {9 `# g+ r% T& x' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' ( @7 k8 R5 E K. Q! y
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' 8 x9 i$ N) n5 e. m4 N/ ~6 h' y
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow ' ; S. F" v: ]' n% B- \5 d
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. 0 I9 U: z) L$ v' L4 C$ A
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? 5 L5 D$ a: W& ^9 o% Z
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. ! s5 P9 v1 h- g! y( |; E# B
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
2 g f# `$ t0 @2 b5 n+ ^'PAY you? And if I refuse?' , }; }4 v2 N3 F* `2 M" i3 d
'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.' 0 f2 Z( T: x( @: R2 a
'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
0 a, t" v+ \% W- A3 ?'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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