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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
6 F* T7 A* \3 P' l0 U3 N% E'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby!
( l, R8 N0 y* S9 K: O0 K E+ OThe doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.' $ w% h+ _1 ^7 O& g4 n; u7 h
The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
( o% B! L; j" Y# {8 h& W' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? ' ; } b n' f6 t) q5 v5 D
'Yes... speaking'
% S" |1 J! x: ]3 ^- z; s- Y: JReliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
% j5 f0 j" Y r2 f& B'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman.
) k1 W4 z5 d/ p# F+ I. H5 _1 J/ W'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy.
2 }; w$ J0 j' h0 x0 k* L5 m5 o'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????' 7 y" ?, T: W7 V. q$ k, G
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue ' . L- q* Q* n2 a w+ Y1 e& n, `. H
' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' * K0 D/ M+ F& d7 L: t7 c2 L
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' - L- e8 L- T3 a% c% f
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
- t1 i' U: s5 v+ cThat night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning.
* E8 a) r- {/ e* V3 D( H% F6 l'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? 7 N5 C& F; [0 q* r) U7 N
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts.
: R) Z' c0 m) k) W'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
: P1 P4 M* J- x) _( _* V'PAY you? And if I refuse?' # a$ i8 L- U2 s3 ?- ]
'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
* R! A4 l) f$ G( M9 _3 }'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. # w! e1 T z+ ?5 O- Q% j
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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