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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: e; A' d4 f& C7 H8 y% n' H! {
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby!
5 L. O' U1 E/ \ J' B+ }The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
, t7 u: L; A2 @! v6 ` XThe next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
' I5 C, Y8 G, _% r' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
; c) f6 U( V+ V0 n'Yes... speaking' , l! i) F$ [7 `# T6 P. ?3 u7 b
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
7 s! \) \ S; k" i'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman.
) D: ~' m6 O% R# e& F- {! D'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. 7 j }- f$ _1 w/ y3 Q- [, A/ Z
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????' 5 W& I, r8 K: \) M5 h% M1 _( A8 I) d
' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
/ O% A# \* H9 Z5 {& B' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' ' U* k) e8 e8 O3 M
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' , H) c' Z- J1 w1 p- Z6 @0 b
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow ' ; T! O* Y5 n0 m
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. 8 L \+ {! k; i/ L" ?
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? 1 j% D, G4 ~1 q& G
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. ' b8 ?, X2 `7 }3 c
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
$ N0 {# Q" X$ f'PAY you? And if I refuse?' ' f5 i% _5 a9 y( B( ~, T8 K& B7 v. v9 T
'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.' ) m5 X* n$ a' V$ _
'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
3 ~4 F2 |# ?1 U, Q7 f'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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