Jake is struggling through a bus station with two huge & heavy suitcases when a guy walks up & asks "Have you got the time?"
Jake sighs, puts down the suitcases. "It's 5:45."
Stranger: "That's a nice watch!"
"Yeah, check this out, time zone display for every time zone in the world & the 86 largest metropolises.
He hits a few buttons & a voice says "The time is eleven 'till six"
. "That's not all" He pushes another button & a map of New York City appears on screen. "The flashing dot shows our location by satellite positioning,"
"I want to buy this watch!" says the stranger.
"Oh, no, it's not ready for sale yet", says the inventor.
"But check this, it’s got an FM radio receiver with a digital tuner, a sonar device that can measure distances up to 125 meters, & impressive of all, the capacity for voice recordings of up to 300 standard-size books.”
"I've got to have this watch!", says the stranger.
"It's not ready -"
"I'll give you $1000 for it!"
"Oh, no, I've already spent more than -"
"I'll give you $5000 for it!"
"But it's just not -"
"I'll give you $15,000 for it, take it or leave it." "
The stranger pulls out a checkbook.
Jake abruptly makes his decision. "OK", he says, & peels off the watch
& the stranger starts happily away.
"Hey, wait a minute", calls Jake after the stranger, who turns around warily.
Jake points to the two suitcases he'd been trying to wrestle through the bus station.
"Don't forget your batteries."
2006-10-30
21:20:34
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