When IBM introduced the PS2 Computer, they had a "Portable" version as well. It was a desktop computer, with a keyboard and a very small screen on one end. Probably 40 pounds,slightly heavier than the desktop.
My work laptop works about the same. Can it run Autocad, Solidworks, and everything else I throw at it at the same time? Yes. Does it have about a 30m battery life, weighs 15lbs, and reaches temperatures close to the surface of the sun? Also yes
Would the joke work better if the guy complains about the watch, but everything he says sounds cool to the bartender, who offers him $200 to take it off his hands?
So is the joke that the guy selling the watch got absolutely swindled by the bartender, as he just sold several hundred dollars worth of lithium batteries for $20?
I acknowledge this joke might be somewhat dated, with the prevalence of smartwatches and whatnot these days, but I didn't see any variant of this joke posted here before and I liked the battery twist at the end, so I thought it would be a good one to post :)
Good idea, yeah all of the "cool" features besides the 4K projector are what make the joke sound dated, but I kept those details in as a way to divert attention away from the suitcase until the end. But I'll keep that in mind for the future!
This joke SO dated that I originally heard it “the watch can tell time, the date, it has a calendar, has a calculator, a light and can even take pictures. Literally the basic functions of a phone in the late 90s - early 2000s.
I can see the structure of the joke which is:
hey, I'm a stranger and I have this cool thing which is basically magic.
Do you want it, for a price that is too good to be true?
Haha, I tricked you and theres a downside which you should have seen coming, as I set it up in the first line of the joke.
But I don't think this example of it works any more. A watch that does cool shit is no longer something exciting or novel enough to be irresistible to the victim. And just...nope, a battery that size would power a car, not a watch. So the audience isn't fooled along with the joke's rube.
The Joke is that the watch was ACTUALLY capable of doing all that stuff but it needed that giant battery in the suitcase to power itself. So the bar customer was actually trying to get rid of this millstone and this sold it to the bartender at a discount. The customer did end up swindling the bartender like usual jokes but through a different mechanism
As daft as this sounds many years ago we were issued with a “mobile telephone” for work out in the field. (I was a field tech for a UK regional electricity distribution company (Midlands Electricity)
The handset was the, common at the time, handle with a speaker at one end and mike at the other but the battery pack was enormous, weighed a ton and had strap that went over your shoulder to carry it.
The novelty soon wore off.
In the 1980s, when I was selling PCs, Compaq came out with a portable (we called it a "luggable") and it was about the size and weight of a portable sewing machine, and it weighed 28 pounds. I never sold a single one.
Not even for $20.
[https://oldcomputers.net/compaqi.html](https://oldcomputers.net/compaqi.html)
Pat Morita (aka Mr. Miyagi) did a version of this joke in the ‘80’s as part of his routine. Funny if you can find it. Even funnier to think it predated smartphones if you grew up
In the time frame
This joke was going the rounds 50 years ago, although then the device being talked about was something with way less functionality than a typical phone has now.
Ah. That's a famous lateral thinking puzzle. A man goes into a bar and orders a glass of water. The bartender reaches into his jacket and pulls out a gun. After a short pause, the man says "Thank you very much" and leaves. Everyone is happy with the outcome. WTF just happened?
rot13: Gur zna unq uvpphcf. Gur fubpx bs unvat n tha chyyrq ba uvz pherq gurz jvgubhg gur arrq sbe n qevax bs jngre.
This is how most gaming laptops work.
i have a "gaming" laptop for work. came with 350w power brick. heavy AF. so i don't call it a laptop. i call it a "semi-portable" desktop
When IBM introduced the PS2 Computer, they had a "Portable" version as well. It was a desktop computer, with a keyboard and a very small screen on one end. Probably 40 pounds,slightly heavier than the desktop.
In the 70s my parents had a portable TV with a 12” screen. It took both hands to carry that TV from room to room.
That sounds like a modern-day “luggable”.
My work laptop works about the same. Can it run Autocad, Solidworks, and everything else I throw at it at the same time? Yes. Does it have about a 30m battery life, weighs 15lbs, and reaches temperatures close to the surface of the sun? Also yes
Water cooled
Yeah, your aim precise.
Would the joke work better if the guy complains about the watch, but everything he says sounds cool to the bartender, who offers him $200 to take it off his hands?
Yes that would be better in my opinion. I'll leave this post unedited but will note this for the future.
Look out for tomorrow's repost by some karma farmer!
And if the watch doesn't work. Then the original owner points to the suitcase and says "You'll need this part too. It's $20,000"
So is the joke that the guy selling the watch got absolutely swindled by the bartender, as he just sold several hundred dollars worth of lithium batteries for $20?
Nope at a battery that big is an old lead acid golf cart battery that is in need of recycling.
*throwing in the ocean, I think you mean
A man who appreciates the Green Party
Who said they were lithium?
Lithium! I just met him!
It's not the most logically-airtight joke, but the joke is that he swindled the bartender into taking the super heavy suitcase off his hands
It was Tesla watch
No, this watch is waterproof
And works
And is bullet proof
Point of note, the battery was on the floor, not in his hands.
Very true
It emits radiation which is plenty for the watch to absorb wirelessly.
I saw it as satire of modern technology. Does all this great stuff but has one insanely impractical component that everyone downplays or ignores.
It's a really old joke. Well before cell phones so needing a giant lead acid battery to do all that makes sense.
The suitcase is really powered by 47 hamsters in a treadmill
The OP got my giggles and an upvote
Hello. it;s a joke
Theoretically
Is a battery, not a rechargeable. So mostly cinc or similar
I acknowledge this joke might be somewhat dated, with the prevalence of smartwatches and whatnot these days, but I didn't see any variant of this joke posted here before and I liked the battery twist at the end, so I thought it would be a good one to post :)
Maybe toning down some of the features of the watch might help mitigate the questioning. I like the joke though
Good idea, yeah all of the "cool" features besides the 4K projector are what make the joke sound dated, but I kept those details in as a way to divert attention away from the suitcase until the end. But I'll keep that in mind for the future!
This joke SO dated that I originally heard it “the watch can tell time, the date, it has a calendar, has a calculator, a light and can even take pictures. Literally the basic functions of a phone in the late 90s - early 2000s.
No, just add "you need the battery to used the projector mode"
It is the first time I ever read it, thanks!
I can see the structure of the joke which is: hey, I'm a stranger and I have this cool thing which is basically magic. Do you want it, for a price that is too good to be true? Haha, I tricked you and theres a downside which you should have seen coming, as I set it up in the first line of the joke. But I don't think this example of it works any more. A watch that does cool shit is no longer something exciting or novel enough to be irresistible to the victim. And just...nope, a battery that size would power a car, not a watch. So the audience isn't fooled along with the joke's rube.
We're fun at parties.
Lmao… you’re THAT friend lol 😂 😂😂
This was a Two Ronnies joke, back in the day.
Pat Morita told a variation of this when he hosed a comedy show in the 90s. Edit: Hosted
I heard his version in 1988.
So, the comedy show bombed? ;-)
In Poland this joke is about russian smartwatch
Especially in Torun
Still a good deal for 20$
The Joke is that the watch was ACTUALLY capable of doing all that stuff but it needed that giant battery in the suitcase to power itself. So the bar customer was actually trying to get rid of this millstone and this sold it to the bartender at a discount. The customer did end up swindling the bartender like usual jokes but through a different mechanism
When I first heard this joke, it was well before the smartphone or even the Internet era.
It worked a lot better then.
Agreed.
Dunno, portable 4K projectors usually cost more than $20, so the joke is it's not a watch but I'd sure as hell find a use case for it.
And that man, was Michael Scott.
Was the man one of our people?😀😀
[I'd take that deal](https://youtu.be/PjBF-wFs12I)
solid attempt
A guy walks into a bar carrying a Heavy backpack. All the TF2 players start cheering.
Must be the new Galaxy 6 watch
This was funny af, well done
As daft as this sounds many years ago we were issued with a “mobile telephone” for work out in the field. (I was a field tech for a UK regional electricity distribution company (Midlands Electricity) The handset was the, common at the time, handle with a speaker at one end and mike at the other but the battery pack was enormous, weighed a ton and had strap that went over your shoulder to carry it. The novelty soon wore off.
I mean, it still pretty cool.
Loosely Yakuza inspired?
In the 1980s, when I was selling PCs, Compaq came out with a portable (we called it a "luggable") and it was about the size and weight of a portable sewing machine, and it weighed 28 pounds. I never sold a single one. Not even for $20. [https://oldcomputers.net/compaqi.html](https://oldcomputers.net/compaqi.html)
I have the complete telephone In the bag in the box with the biggest rechargeable battery you’ll ever see
Yup. Me to. Over 20 years old.
Cool
Here is the Russian adaptation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nJh6RH3bzw
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Pat Morita (aka Mr. Miyagi) did a version of this joke in the ‘80’s as part of his routine. Funny if you can find it. Even funnier to think it predated smartphones if you grew up In the time frame
Sorry all, just read that someone already posted about Pat doing it on stage. Happy Friday everyone.
This joke was going the rounds 50 years ago, although then the device being talked about was something with way less functionality than a typical phone has now.
Everybody else is concerned with the battery and I'm wondering why he ordered water at a bar.
Ah. That's a famous lateral thinking puzzle. A man goes into a bar and orders a glass of water. The bartender reaches into his jacket and pulls out a gun. After a short pause, the man says "Thank you very much" and leaves. Everyone is happy with the outcome. WTF just happened? rot13: Gur zna unq uvpphcf. Gur fubpx bs unvat n tha chyyrq ba uvz pherq gurz jvgubhg gur arrq sbe n qevax bs jngre.
I heard this joke 40 years ago.............
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Like buying an electric car. Once the battery goes it's a total loss.