Height of Misunderstanding

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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
'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.'
The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
'Yes... speaking'
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
7 h& R: d9 J" s6 }'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman.
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy.
& N3 Z$ S1 u+ Y, ^8 _% q- Y; }'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
7 M8 J+ Q. u* W" q7 U  Y, O- p5 H' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
9 f6 L* Z- Y6 Z6 \0 Y' 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 '
- k" b: v* C/ g  R4 YThat night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning.
7 P: @( J0 {- W6 l1 }/ W'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts.
" J' q0 e+ a4 y. u: D2 E'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
* ?6 x7 |! K' z! u'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
- Y7 J8 G( X8 ]+ u3 t2 ]' C) l'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
: n0 h' i. d0 |'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.'

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