GREAT WRIST WATCH...
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>Jake is struggling through the airport with two huge and
>obviously heavy suitcases when a stranger walks up to him
>and asks "Have you got the time?"
>
>Jake sighs, puts down the suitcases & glances at his wrist.
>"It's 5:45," he says.
>
>"Hey, that's a pretty fancy watch!" exclaims the stranger.
>
>Jake brightens a little. "Yeah, it's not bad. Check this out"
>- and he shows him a time zone display not just for every
>time zone in the world, but for the 86 largest cities.
>
>He hits a few buttons and from somewhere on the watch
>a voice says "The time is eleven 'til six" in a very West
>Texas accent. A few more buttons and the same voice
>says something in Japanese. Jake continues "I've put in
>regional accents for each city". The display is
>unbelievably high quality and the voice is simply
>astounding.
>
>The stranger is struck dumb with admiration. "That's not
>all," says Jake. He pushes a few more buttons & a tiny
>but very hi-resolution map of NY City appears on the
>display. "The flashing dot shows our location by satellite
>positioning," explains Jake.
>
>"View recede by 10," Jake says, & the display changes to
>show eastern NY state.
>
>"I want to buy this watch!" says the stranger.
>
>"Oh, no, it's not ready for sale yet; I'm still working out
>the bugs," says the inventor.
>
>"But look at this," & he proceeds to demonstrate the watch
>is also a very creditable little FM radio receiver with a
>digital tuner, a sonar device that can measure distances
>up to 125 meters, a pager with thermal paper printout &,
>most impressive of all, the capacity for voice recordings
>of up to 300 standard-size books," though I only have
>32 of my favorites in there so far" says Jake.
>
>"I've got to have this watch!" says the stranger.
>
>"No, you don't understand; 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!" The stranger pulls out a
>checkbook.
>
>Jake stops to think. He's only put about $8500 into
>materials & development, and with $15,000 he can make
>another one & have it ready for merchandising in only 6
>months.
>
>The stranger frantically finishes writing the check & waves
>it in front of him. "Here it is, ready to hand to you right here
>& now. $15,000. Take it or leave it."
>
>Jake asks, "How will I know if the check is good?"
>
>"We can certify it right here in the airport at my bank's branch."
>
>They walk over to the bank counter and in a few minutes the
>check is certified.
>
>"OK," Jake says, and peels off the watch. They make the
>exchange and the stranger starts happily away.
>
>"Hey, wait a minute," calls Jake after the stranger, who
>turns around warily. Jake points to the 2 suitcases he'd
>been trying to wrestle through the airport. "Don't forget
>your batteries."
:lol: