A good theory has explanatory power, part II

I’ve claimed before that Texans enjoy ridiculous jokes, and today I
heard one that perfectly expresses a traditional Texan’s attitude
towards the new technologies of personal electronics:

Three
women, one from New York, one from California, and one from Texas were
relaxing in the hot tub at their favorite spa. Suddenly there came a
beeping sound. The New Yorker took her hand out of the water, pressed a
spot on her wrist, examined it, pressed it again, and put her hand back
in the water.

"What was that?" asked the lady from California. "Just my pager"
replied the New Yorker. "I had it implanted in my wrist so I wouldn’t
have to fuss with it."

A few moments later there came a buzzing sound. The California lady
took her hand out of the water, pressed a spot in the middle of her
palm, and proceeded to carry on a telephone conversation. She pressed
the spot again, and put her hand back in the water.

"Was that a telephone?" asked the Texas lady incredulously.

"Sure was" said the California lady "Had it implanted in my hand. It’s very convenient."

The lady from Texas felt all this was a bit ostentatious*, so she
excused herself for a moment to visit the powder room. When she came
back, she had a length of bathroom tissue trailing from the rear of her
bathing suit.

"Oh dear" said the New Yorker "you’ve got some paper hanging from your—"

The Texas lady looked back over her shoulder and deadpanned "Oh my goodness, I’ve got a FAX!"

Told by Patrick McMillan.

*in San Antonio, we spell this Austin-tatious