THREE WOMEN -- ONE
GERMAN, ONE JAPANESE AND A HILLBILLY -- WERE
SITTING NAKED IN A
SAUNA. SUDDENLY THERE WAS A BEEPING SOUND.
THE GERMAN PRESSED
HER FOREARM AND THE BEEP STOPPED. THE OTHERS LOOKED
AT HER
QUESTIONINGLY. "THAT WAS MY PAGER," SHE SAID. " I HAVE A
MICROCHIP UNDER THE
SKIN OF MY ARM."
A FEW MINUTES
LATER, A PHONE RANG. THE JAPANESE WOMEN LIFTED HER PALM
TO HER EAR. WHEN
SHE FINISHED, SHE EXPLAINED, "THAT WAS MY MOBILE
PHONE. I HAVE A
MICROCHIP IN MY HAND."
THE HILLBILLY WOMAN
FELT DECIDEDLY LOW TECH. NOT TO BE OUTDONE, SHE
DECIDED SHE HAD TO
DO SOMETHING JUST AS IMPRESSIVE.
SHE STEPPED OUT OF
THE SAUNA AND WENT TO THE BATHROOM. SHE RETURNED
WITH A PIECE OF
TOILET PAPER HANGING FROM HER BEHIND. THE OTHERS
RAISED THEIR
EYEBROWS AND STARED AT HER.
THE HILLBILLY WOMAN
FINALLY SAID, "WELL, WILL YOU LOOK AT THAT. I'M
GETTIN' A FAX."