Good answers

[Doc Holliday]

Good answers to the questions we all get:

'Hey, did you find anything?'
'Not yet, just looking for gas money'

Best answer to get rid of people:
'Not yet, just looking for gas money....have you got any spare change?'


What are some of the answers you give?

 

[REVIER]

"If I was looking for trash I would be a rich man."

 

[doc holiday232]

The EPA endorses trash removal---I am a good citizen.

 

[Tom_in_CA]

you tell them "Did you happen to loose $1000 wrapped in a rubber band ?". They will answer "yes, did you find my money ?". You say "No, but I found the rubber band".

Doh!

 

[Architex]

What's the best thing you have found?"

"Peace of mind."

 

[vlad]

What are you looking for....'worms for bait, this thing finds them all over the place.'
Troy Galloway was hunting a beach in Egypt with his Shadow X-5, and hotel manager came out and asked him, "you looking for oil?"

 

[GeorgeinSC]

At the beach. Bottle caps, poll tabs and the occasional used condom but none of those are worth much.

 

[Dan-Pa.]

Exercise ought to cover it.........learn something simple and very cordial in German...guttural language and they will just move on shaking their head...

 

[John-Edmonton]

n/t

 

[REVIER]

Just a tip here...
In case you really aren't into socializing with the muggles at all just get a pair of tighty-whitey underwear and wear them OVER your hunting pants be it shorts or long pants.
I have found everyone will give you a very wide birth anywhere you go and you can hunt in peace.

 

[ken ward]

What did you find??

A pot of gold..

 

[Herb Jones]

Dost blunka, husefelt est rockecnieven ichiban benjo .... and then I point off into the distance.... they don't ask anything else...

 

[ROBOCOP]

Land mines and hypodermic needles.

 

[kingingkunsan]

Have you found anything? I usually play along. I show them the "goodies". Because 90% of the time I am asked when out detecting somewhere not producing much.

 

[BobOso]

I'm usually out in the middle of nowhere, If someone asks, and I have found some yellow stuff, I will show them, and of course they will show theirs. Same thing applies if I am drywashing. We then exchange tips of spots to hunt.

 

[Sanderling]

I have told them that I have a contract with the county to rid the beach of pennies and pull tabs.

 

[slingshot]

My standard answer is always "mostly pennies"- which is usually true. I always wear lightweight headphones, so if they become annoying I tell them I'm sorry, but I have to listen or I'll miss something. In severe cases, I fart.

 

[pinenut]

"beer cans" or "bullet shells" or "bottle caps" is what I usually like to say, especially to other detectorists who stop and ask. Some guy stopped where I was detecting around an old foundation last week and asked if I found anything. Told me he uses a Whites MXT and has done that whole area..
He got my bottle caps answer, but I dug this '12 nickel there just before he showed up. I like to let 'em think I can't find anything with my 20 year old antique without any display..