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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: 3 }" p' W7 @8 \. D
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! % N+ _# n4 v- v8 N, k% K# X! ~
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.' ( q: Y- h9 }. { j1 L
The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. 2 @' @% M, [2 c7 F. D
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
^- o4 ]4 P0 k) {* N'Yes... speaking'
) t( Y; V& d8 }& _8 M3 ?Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!' F ~8 r! _, T6 ~( a
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. + @- k1 B! `6 I, r6 I
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. " S. o( M* j( s9 r" J4 X5 B: j& v
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
3 x- b4 N% ^! A( S! j/ t' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue ' $ Y8 h2 `$ |4 _- \# V. s0 R
' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' , j2 E2 ^$ x u6 J3 n8 w
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' / y! G8 P) k: I
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
, ]5 V# Q, G4 v/ kThat night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. , _, L5 q$ \6 S; x6 x8 Z4 K9 H' K5 w
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? . ^, _+ e6 k1 F! _6 p
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts.
$ Q# Z7 h# L( }- O3 G'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
9 F" ~' @5 M/ ]/ `- f'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
2 a2 {9 y+ `# H. B8 X0 @'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.' * W! q/ w8 `8 z+ u
'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
, y* I$ k4 }# H7 j% W" h3 {. @'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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