Fax

[Nyla]

ONE GERMAN, ONE JAPANESE AND A HILLBILLY WERE SITTING
IN A SAUNA. SUDDENLY THERE WAS A BEEPING SOUND. THE GERMAN PRESSED HIS
FOREARM AND THE BEEPING STOPPED. THE OTHERS LOOKED AT HIM QUESTIONINGLY.

"THAT WAS MY PAGER," HE SAID, "I HAVE A MICROCHIP UNDER THE SKIN OF MY
ARM."

A FEW MINUTES LATER, A PHONE RANG. THE JAPANESE MAN LIFTED HIS PALM TO HIS
EAR AND TALKED QUIETLY. WHEN HE FINISHED, HE EXPLAINED, "THAT WAS MY
MOBILE PHONE. I HAVE A MICROCHIP IN MY HAND."

THE HILLBILLY FELT DECIDEDLY LOW TECH. NOT TO BE OUTDONE, HE DECIDED
HE HAD TO DO SOMETHING JUST AS IMPRESSIVE. HE STEPPED OUT OF THE SAUNA AND
WENT TO THE BATHROOM.

HE RETURNED WITH A PIECE OF TOILET PAPER HANGING FROM HIS BEHIND. THE
OTHERS RAISED THEIR EYEBROWS AND STARED AT HIM.

THE HILLBILLY FINALLY SAID, "WELL, WILL YOU LOOK AT THAT, I'M GETTIN'
A FAX."