The Tale of Mr. Radio and Batteries

Mr. Radio was invited along to a beach party last night, as he was a portable radio. So, a few batteries were packed for Mr. Radio to consume for the night-out.

The night before the outing, Mr. Radio took a taste of batteries and suddenly, realised that his digestive system did not accept them even though his taste buds didn't reject the batteries. But, he didn't want to disappoint his friends, so he went for an operation on his digestive tract. After 2-3 hours, he finally could absorb the nutrients.

During the party, Mr. Radio started consuming the batteries while he played music to entertain his friends. But he soon realised that, despite the success of the surgery, there were other complications.

From time to time, the music would suddenly stop and play again. Then, sometimes, the music would keep replaying a certain part over and over. Halfway through the party, Mr. Radio could no longer skip songs. Towards the end of the party, he kept having error reading discs. That was the last straw and he started physically abusing himself, hoping that it would teach his body a lesson, but it didn't.

Finally, the party ended and Mr. Radio went home. He spat out the batteries and plugged himself back on. Then, to his surprise and enragement, music started playing with no further complications! "That's it! I'm retiring! I'm staying in the house! No more parties! No more outings!"

Based on a true story.