Mr Wilson Comes Home One Night

Mr. Wilson comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck. “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, Mrs Wilson receives a

telephone call from AEC (Atlanta Electric Company) because the electricity bill has not been paid.

“Am I speaking to Mrs Wilson?” “Yes. Speaking.” AEC guy, “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 AEC guy. “What are you saying? It’s in your files. HOW?” “Yes. We have a system of

finding out who’s overdue.” “GOD! This is too much.” “Madam, I am sorry. I am following

orders. I have to inform you are overdue.” “I know that. Let me talk to my husband about this

tonight. He will speak to your company tomorrow.” That night, she tells her husband about the

call, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to AEC office the next day morning. “What’s going on? You

have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? What business is that of yours?” the husband

shouts. “Just calm down,” says the lady at the reception at AEC, “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 yours off.” “And what would my wife do then?” the husband asks. “I

don’t know. I guess she’d have to use a candle.”