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Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck: ; L5 m& D5 n7 K. C
'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby!
4 ^: f, ~& F% v, C6 r+ |. A' cThe doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.'
+ v5 B$ z" n9 C2 d H9 AThe next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid. 3 h" |" N9 i* S4 b. \+ ~
' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? '
- w9 a& y% l8 G( u3 b+ u% L'Yes... speaking' 5 X: K/ L8 S0 C7 l3 {
Reliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!'
@3 `% }: M) t$ A2 p3 J1 T'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman.
: l5 W5 O" F3 Y0 l& i% G3 _'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. 7 J2 F: V) V* Q% _$ \8 m q
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
$ P9 ~' I" K0 G) H' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue ' # B5 C$ c. T/ O/ `- J
' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..' 9 u) P, B* `) J/ G
'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' % y1 \0 i' X J3 W7 H2 P
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow ' u( V: l' |$ m$ }
That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning. # e0 p$ D+ Y. e r9 e0 e) u
'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue?
( V6 S# h. o, `6 a+ o% ]What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. 0 i" {2 i5 w% V% d' h
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.' 9 r2 ~$ \; N% {5 {0 s
'PAY you? And if I refuse?'
" }* J& `( L0 X& T I6 g'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.'
$ o* s' i# q" H* D M: h'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks.
6 D2 h* J/ X4 g/ l2 D9 _' `% C'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
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