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A couple lived near the ocean and used to walk the beach a
lot. One summer they noticed a girl who was at the beach
pretty much every day. She wasn't unusual, nor was the
travel bag she carried, except for one thing; She would
approach people who were sitting on the beach, glance
around furtively, then speak to them.
Generally, the people would respond negatively and she
would wander off, but occasionally someone would nod and
there would be a quick exchange of money for something she
carried in her bag. The couple assumed she was selling
drugs and debated calling the cops, but since they didn't
know for sure they just continued to watch her.
After a couple of weeks the wife asked, "Honey, have you
ever noticed that she only goes up to people with boom
boxes and other electronic devices?" He said he hadn't.
Then she said, "Tomorrow I want you to get a towel and our
big radio and go lie out on the beach. Then we can find
out what she's really doing."
Well, the plan went off without a hitch, and the wife was
almost hopping up and down with anticipation when she saw
the girl talk to her husband and then leave. The man
walked up the beach and met his wife at the road. "Well,
is she selling drugs?" she asked excitedly.
"No, she's not," he said, enjoying this probably more than
he should have. "Well, what is it, then?" his wife fairly
shrieked.
The man grinned and said. "She's a battery salesperson."
"Batteries?" cried the wife.
"Yes" he replied. "She sells C cells by the seashore."
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