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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
- q2 J3 ~, l2 r" s7 E9 B8 ?, t0 |'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby!
7 d6 o8 o* e. t2 VThe doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
1 B; }" H% c& I$ g" i& W! @The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. ( g/ W7 {6 p* {1 ^$ a g0 V
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
! _* D: ] R( k- e& O0 C7 |'Yes... speaking' & i* c5 g& `$ Q- Q2 W3 d8 G
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!' * q; E% K* G# m! m3 D
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. ! @4 r1 t5 `1 S m( H; Z+ h c; N
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy.
, l& M: Y! }4 r& k; v6 q'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????' ; T) y: G" H8 \5 m6 l
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue ' ! {, L& K# U) C$ z$ ~
' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' ( i O; U: x3 e
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue'
$ B, C9 Z, T# W5 \& B! e* `! ~0 z'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow ' / U% U/ p0 i" k3 L( J
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning.
6 E; a+ G ?1 F" M: `, J'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? * Z9 t* m3 r8 T# U* S1 p; h
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts.
! c1 w( V$ D, I5 G5 b& |& t'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
( Z4 i6 U; \- Y) L, Z& B'PAY you? And if I refuse?' * L" e8 I# L& d5 ^1 u
'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.' ! D4 j$ y6 C" v; g; \3 b! o$ B2 g* P
'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
j3 [" U' Y% h' J# N& K. _'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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