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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
+ p& p+ m, N, N# y+ W'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! ( E8 R$ {1 d3 z9 s9 M+ b5 I
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.' . S8 J1 ^' D. s
The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
4 ~+ Q3 g3 I5 j3 {' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
* X+ `$ i4 p; a5 g$ k, I6 \ }'Yes... speaking'
6 H j( b3 r+ F# z! i$ S |# XReliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!' : _) x, {0 y4 i2 [7 P4 s
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman.
: f! V& T/ d' w- G" U K'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. & _# f) V, }1 d& q+ @$ v% k
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
* R; w. Y, R6 G' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue ' ( m5 y0 u/ u3 P& W$ E5 `; n
' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..'
; H! B2 Z' J4 H+ P' u- X/ K) O'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' 3 ~5 _1 S8 ]1 I5 Z B/ o; N
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
& D3 @" r+ g9 ~2 _4 V! K% X8 mThat night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. + L6 h) V4 T% @) z7 B, F9 v4 @& M
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
& W- [8 I, n" W* {What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. 8 d( i. S" B# i* z
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.' X; s4 ]& f' O4 r
'PAY you? And if I refuse?' : U3 j" W1 J. Y- W; m. Q
'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.' ! s6 z" |" G! |9 w
'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. 2 w* j1 i2 H& G( M
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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