An elderly man stopped at a hearing aid center and asked about prices.

"We have them from $25,000 on down to $1.50," the salesman said.

"What’s the $25,000 one like?" asked the elderly man.

"Well, it translates three languages and is the latest in electronics," the salesman replied.

"And what about the one for $1.50?" the customer asked.

"It’s this button attached to a string," said the salesman, pushing it across the counter.

"How does it work?" asked the customer.

"It doesn’t," said the salesman, "But if you put the button in your ear and the string in your pocket, you’ll be surprised how loud people will talk."

Two older men were talking. One of them was bragging just a little bit. "I just purchased the most expensive hearing aid ever made," he said. "It is imported and is guara…