A shepherd is herding his sheep on the slopes of a faraway mountain when all of a sudden a brand new 4x4 appears out nowhere through a cloud of dust. The driver, a young man wearing a blazer by Brioni, Gucci shoes, Rayban sunglasses and an YSL tie, asks the shepherd: - If I can guess how many sheep are in your herd will you give me one? - The shepherd stares at the driver inquisitively and completely calm, replies: - It’s a deal, it’s worth it just to watch you make the effort! The young man parks his 4x4, hooks up his mobile phone, accesses the NASA website, runs the GPS satellite guidance system, scans the area, inputs the data into an Oracle database, exports the information to an Excel spreadsheet and finally, once he’s processed all the information with complex statistical and mathematical formulae, he prints out a 107 page report and says to the shepherd: - You have exactly 1586 sheep! The shepherd, in a calm voice, replies: - Your answer is correct. As agreed, you may have one of my sheep. The young man makes his selection, places it in the rear seat of his 4x4 and is preparing to drive off. Then the shepherd turns to him and says: - If I guess your occupation, will you agree to return what you have just taken from me? - Sure thing, it only seems fair a give you a shot. - You are a corporate consultant. - That’s correct! How did you ever figure it out? - Ah, it was very easy. You showed up unexpected and uninvited. You want to get compensated for a question that you yourself asked and for which I already knew the answer. And above all, you have no idea about my operation since you elected to take… the dog.
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