> > > > :> A young husband comes home one night, and his wife
> > > > > throws her arms
> > > > > around his neck: "Darling, I have great news: I'm a
> > > > > month overdue. I think
> > > > > we're going to have a baby! The doctor gave me a test
> > > > > today, but until we
> > > > > find out for sure, we can't tell anybody."
> > > > >
> > > > > The next day, a guy from the electric company rings
> > > > > the doorbell,
> > > > > because the young couple haven't paid their last bill:
> > > > > "Are you Mrs. Smith?
> > > > > You're a month overdue, you know!"
> > > > >
> > > > > "How do YOU know?" stammers the young woman.
> > > > > "Well, ma'am, it's in our files!" says the man from
> > > > > the electric
> > > > > company.
> > > > >
> > > > > "What are you saying? It's in your files?????"
> > > > > "Absolutely."
> > > > > "Well, let me talk to my husband about this tonight."
> > > > > That night, she
> > > > > tells her husband about the visit, and he, mad as a
> > > > > bull, rushes to the
> > > > > electric company offices the first thing the next
> > > > > morning.
> > > > >
> > > > > "What's going on here? You have it on file that my
> > > > > wife is a month
> > > > > overdue? What business is that of yours?"
> > > > >
> > > > > "Just calm down," says the clerk, "it's nothing
> > > > > serious. All you have
> > > > > to do is pay us."
> > > > >
> > > > > "PAY you? and if I refuse?"
> > > > > "Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to
> > > > > cut you off."
> > > > > "What ??!! And what would my wife do then?"
> > > > > "I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle."