Sometimes I just can't resist......

[Surfdigger]

Because of my work schedule (4pm to midnite) alot of my hunting is done during the day when most folks are on the beach. As a result I get alot of stupid questions and sometimes I just have to be a smarta$$ and zing em. I get people that just wanna bust my chops and ask me this......"Did you find my diamond ring yet?" My stock answer is usually this......"Yes, I found it...sold it....put the money towards the down payment of my new Lexus." I usually never get a comeback after that.....just had to share that....anyone else have any good lines that they use?....HH....Brian

 

[Mike (Virginia Beach)]

I like the ones that come up and ask you "Do you mind if I ask...what are you looking for???"

I had this one tourist come up to me and ask me that. I said "Do you really have NO idea?" She's like "No, none." I looked around and then back at her and said "Mines...they're everywhere...all over the place." She got a very worried look on her face and took off towards her kids.

 

[Crash620]

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[Sanddigger]

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[Gulf Hunter]

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[RobRcer]

Tourist: "Is that a metal detector?"

Response "Is that a question?"




Tourist: "Find anything good?"

Response "Nope, i just like wasting my time."




Tourist: "Find my ring yet?"

Response "Yours and 10 others. "




Tourist: "What is that?"

Response "An electronic device that converts electrical current from a battery into a signal that is induced into the ground to prodcue a magnetic field, and when a object interrupts the field, a signal is sent back, which is turned into another signal that i hear in my headphones which tells me to dig." (Note- not sure if a metal detector works that way, but you get the point )"

 

[GaBeachsweeper]

Sometimes I give'em a quizzical look and ask, "You mean you really believe these things work?"

 

[alton]

I tell them (usually kids) I'm looking for "the old dead mans head" floating around in here. The usually just look at me funny and go away (my intentions) and then avoid me like I'm "touched". Lately two things happened to cause me to rethink though.

First, one guy took me serious and made a major wake in the water getting out of the lake yelling, "there is a dead mans head in here" all the way to the bank. He was a big guy and overheard me tell someone else. It could have been fatal for either one of us.

The second (and final I'm sure) time was last week when the lake was crowded with swimmers and the police elected not to inform everyone that they were dragging the bottom nearby looking for someone who actually did drown. In which case people might have thought I was serious.

From now on I'm going to answer the question, "What are you looking for?" with "What did you lose?". When they say nothing then I'll say that is the reason I'm not finding anything. If they say what they did lose something then I'll know what to look for.

Or if I'm still in a devilish mood I might tell them "copper head snake teeth".

Nah! I think I learned my lesson...

 

[nanwate7]

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[DavHut]

..When it kids I tell em: "Im the beach cleaner and Im looking for trash."
That usually keeps em moving.

When its adults, I ALWAYS tell em Im looking for something that someone lost, and that I've been retained on their behalf. This has led to more than one lead to a new hunt area.

 

[Joe of South Jersey]

I have many lines..........Depends if I feel like talking.

"They are paying a quarter for every piece of trash I get off the beach"

"I am doing comminty service for littering on the beach"

"My wife told me to get a hobby........I don't know how this thing works, but the sites are pretty good"

 

[VaBeachRon]

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[Diane]

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[GaBeachsweeper]

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[Fishhead]

See that other guy detecting over there, he just found a diamond ring and they head his way.

 

[Charles (Upstate NY)]

Usually I will take a minute to answer a question or two but when I'm not in the mood...

Q: What are you looking for?
C: My car keys.

Q: Find anything?
C: No I just got here.

Q: Ever find anything good?
C: Not yet, I just bought this detector on ebay

Q: What's the best thing you ever found?
C: A $20 dollar bill
Q: Oh can that thing detect paper?
C: No

Q: Did you find my ring?
C: No, have you seen a set of car keys?

Beach hunting question of the week

Q: Do you speak french?
A: Uh...er...um sorry I don't.

Beach hunting odd conversion of the week

Q: Good looking young lady says, "Find anything good?"
A: No I just got here
R: Okay well I expect to see you on the news tonight

Charles