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> A shepherd is herding his flock in a remote pasture when suddenly > a brand-new BMW advances out of a dust cloud towards him. > > The driver, a young man in a Brioni suit, Gucci shoes, Ray-Ban > sunglasses and YSL tie, leans out of the window and says to the > shepherd: > > "If I tell you exactly how many sheep you have in your flock, > will you give me one?" > > The shepherd looks at the man, who is obviously a yuppie, then > turns to his peaceful, grazing flock and calmly answers, "OK, why > not?" > > So the yuppie parks his car, whips out his IBM Thinkpad, connects > it to his mobile phone, surfs the Internet and finds a NASA site. > Then, using the Web site, he calls up a GPS satellite navigation > system and scans the area. Next he opens up a database and an > Excel spreadsheet with complex formulas and after a few minutes > he prints out a 150-page report on his high-tech, miniaturised > printer. > > Eventually he turns to the shepherd and says, "You have exactly > 1,586 sheep." > > "That's correct," says the shepherd. "You can take one of the > sheep." > > He watches as the young man selects one of the animals and > bundles it into his car, then says: "Hold on a minute, if I can > tell you exactly what your business is, will you give me back my > sheep?" > > "OK, why not?" answers the young man. > > "That's easy," says the shepherd, "You're a consultant." > > "That's spot on," says the yuppie, clearly amazed, "but how did > you guess that?" > > "There was no guessing required," answers the shepherd. > > "You turned up here, even though nobody called you. You expect to > get paid to give me an answer I already knew, to a question I > never asked, and you don't even know a thing about my business. > Now give me back my dog." _______________________________________________ Ugandanet mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/ugandanet % UGANDANET is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/
