[lfjokes] Competitive Technology...

[Simon Horsburgh]

Three men: one American, one Japanese and an Irishman were  sitting
naked in the sauna.
Suddenly there was a beeping sound.  The American pressed his forearm
and the beep 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 fellow lifted his palm
to his ear.   When he finished he explained, "That was my mobile
phone.   I have a microchip in my hand."

Paddy felt decidedly low-tech. So as not to be outdone, he   decided he
had to do something just as impressive.    He stepped out of the sauna.
He returned with a piece of   toilet paper hanging from his arse.   The
others raised their eyebrows.

"Will you look at dat," says Paddy, "I'm getting a fax."