Dont forget your batteries

Try not to laugh too much as the story
unfolds...
Jake is struggling through a bus station
with two huge and obviously
heavy suitcases when a stranger
walks up to him and asks "Have you got a
wristwatch? What says the time please?"
Jake sighs, puts down the suitcases and
glances at his wrist. "It's a quarter to six,"
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
Jake shows him a time zone display not
just for every time zone in the world, but
for the 86 largest metropolises.
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 and a tiny but
very high-resolution map of New York
City appears on the display. "The flashing
dot shows our location by satellite
positioning," explains Jake.
"View recede ten", Jake says, and the
display changes to show eastern New York
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", and he proceeds to
demonstrate that 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 and,
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!" And the
stranger pulls out a checkbook.
Jake stops to think. He's only put about
$8500 into materials and development,
and with $15,000 he can make another
one and have it ready for merchandising
in only six months. The stranger
frantically finishes writing the check and
waves it in front of him. "Here it is, ready
to hand to you right here and now.
$15,000. Take it or leave it."
Jake abruptly makes his decision. "OK",
he 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 two suitcases he'd been trying to
wrestle through the bus station. "Don't
forget your batteries.

So far ,this is the best joke in months,
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