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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
' q, B" l8 v1 a4 ]7 I'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! ; {) x" A7 }, R7 i2 c7 V
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
8 r0 D8 m" ]. \0 v4 |5 b6 lThe next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
+ v0 r. q" s% o/ m% b3 q: T* _7 V' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
" ~1 u& X0 }% Z" t4 @ a v'Yes... speaking' + E. Q$ x$ y7 V, y* o8 A8 s8 e5 O
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!' , }/ o9 Y/ c( b0 |( k* {, [4 e
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman.
9 \5 w2 g$ @/ Y. d- W4 {/ ]'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. . q$ Z' N- g. e
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????' ! a* s* J/ z) r/ A S
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue ' + X/ x$ ~: A" `/ N8 m0 O( [9 K% }4 x
' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..'
" I1 W n/ T d' O- \) G2 N) H'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue'
) `# e+ \3 ?1 L; S) w'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow ' . M9 q, a3 N& {3 p# j, S# u* P
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. ; b$ z# f% Y; L; V% }0 t, E& [" I
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
2 P- n' R* l( _What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. ) W% @7 `: L O( i4 C
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.' # L7 j5 H, P8 o
'PAY you? And if I refuse?' # N, b0 X/ S4 `: l# L! G
'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
B( ~6 ~ I. L'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. 4 |( [; H T! r
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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