brookcove
Posted : 7/31/2007 9:57:50 AM
It's rare to find a
clean shepherding joke. [8|] Here's my all-time fav.
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A shepherd was herding his flock on a remote hill when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced out of the dust cloud towards him. The driver, a young man in fancy clothes and Gucci shoes, leaned out the window and asked the shepherd, "If I tell you exactly how many sheep you have in your flock, will you give me one?"
The shepherd looked at the man expressionlessly, then looked back at his peacefully grazing flock. After a moment he answered, "Aye."
The townie parked his car, whipped out his Blackberry and called up a GPS satellite navigation system, scanned the area, and then opened up a relational database and an Excel spreadsheet with complex formulas. He sent an email and, after bit, received a response.
Finally, he printed out a 130-page report on his miniaturized printer. After examining it, he turned to the shepherd and said, "You have exactly 1586 sheep."
"That is correct, yoong mon; take one of the sheep." said the shepherd. He watched the young man select one of the animals and bundle it into his car.
Then the shepherd said, "If I can tell ye exactly what
tha business is, will ye give me back mah animal?"
"OK, why not?" answered the young man.
"Clearly, y' are a consultant." said the shepherd.
"That's correct." said the townie, with amazement, "but how did you guess that?"
"Na need tae guess." answered the shepherd. "Y' turned up here though no one called ye. Y' want t' get paid for an answer I already knew, tae a question I never asked, and y' don't know jack about mah business. Now give me back mah dog."
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My husband is a consultant, by the way. [

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