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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
. L& H! w' l1 ?9 v0 e, F- R c! v'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! ( A( R; m) H# h$ w$ f
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
( l" G5 F* G6 yThe next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. . Y' a! E f# l x# x _/ E
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
: N8 x$ O1 }: q N'Yes... speaking'
0 ]; `4 R$ Z2 c& x1 m# J2 H) M! j- FReliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
# M9 W0 u& Y! K) G M: r'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. 0 F2 p3 g y8 L! i* k
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy.
! |# c+ G V& q) J3 ], I'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
w G8 W* j# p* W6 I' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue ' 6 z0 X b; Z+ i9 Y$ a+ V( U
' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' 8 A" {( ]5 m4 z. _: v' y% X! r% h7 J
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' # D" i" e1 R: D, z+ b
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow ' 5 c& h; N, v/ K) n! D
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. ' V( [# F7 d( O( E0 w
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? 1 Z0 B# e5 {4 V6 z' I
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts.
: z6 ?, v, o, d) @'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.' * [* ~; y" d' M
'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
3 {3 {7 z$ x4 o# A4 r$ v'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
' f# A7 c) N0 F/ ^/ D'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. * u+ l( M5 r% j
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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