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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: 5 H; H7 j1 V$ Z, t+ D" X
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! ' Y# p, S; c3 U4 U6 ]
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.' ' Q/ t" b" ~# |- I/ X: e
The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
4 v) S* K0 Q/ o6 s' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? ' 7 q4 d) h4 M, ]* t7 G
'Yes... speaking' 3 y* A" O7 ]2 P# N
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!' . K. ~2 \# E) _. V
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman. 9 m- i* X6 s1 b8 X
'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. 5 h5 {, `6 l2 s+ G9 ~2 a
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
3 ?: H. r z% n' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
# v& y K: Q. V+ A- V( Q3 L2 T' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..'
9 Q, K* Q/ B" i% q$ M* r4 b$ m'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue'
6 W0 o M- ]( U8 B: a" Z. B. u'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
- `* ]- T* `* i! d! u) Z2 u7 sThat night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning.
! A( z4 t! s, t* X'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
' W& R& B6 ]6 r/ B) V( [What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. # \2 [3 @4 F# @# i4 t6 _- m
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.' % ~; m, T2 a- R' t6 @# T
'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
* l- Q0 c8 ~. x' u2 j: Q6 V' S* |, B; f'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
8 E; A% e3 h; M# ~7 k'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
( C% ^1 t1 X+ q& [ w* n$ m9 N% C'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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