THREE WOMEN -- ONE GERMAN, ONE JAPANESE AND A HILLBILLY FROM GEORGIA --
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 WOMAN
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 FROM GEORGIA 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 BUTT. INTRIGUED, THE OTHER WOMEN RAISED THEIR EYEBROWS AND STARED AT HER.
WITH AUTHORITY, THE HILLBILLY WOMAN SAID, "WELL, WILL YOU LOOK AT THAT. I'M GETTING A FAX."