Re: Somewhat on topic funny

So many of the really scary questions posted on some Oracle DBA listservs I subscribe to start with the words

my client has a database that ...

• Original Message ----- From: <dgoulet_at_vicr.com> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 4:32 PM Subject: Somewhat on topic funny

> A shepherd is herding his flocks in a remote pasture
> when suddenly a brand new Jeep Cherokee advances out
> of a dust cloud towards him. The driver, a young man
> in a Brioni suit, Gucci shoes, Ray Ban sunglasses and
> a YSL tie leans out of the window and asks our
> shepherd, "If I can tell you exactly how many sheep
> you have in your flock, will you give me one?"
>
> The shepherd looks at the yuppie, then at his
> peacefully grazing flock and calmly answers, "Sure!"
>
> The yuppie parks the car, whips out his notebook,
> connects it to a cell-phone, surfs to a NASA page on
> the Internet where he calls up a GPS satellite
> navigation system, scans the area, opens up a database
> and some 60 Excel spreadsheets with complex formulas.
> Finally he prints out a 150 page report on his hi-tech
> miniaturized printer, turns round to our shepherd and
> says, "You have here exactly 1,586 sheep!"
>
> "That is correct. As agreed, you can take one of the
> sheep," says the shepherd.
>
> He watches the young man make a selection and bundle
> it in his Cherokee. Then he says, "If I can tell you
> exactly what your business is, will you give me my
> sheep back?"
>
> "Okay, why not?" answers the young man.
>
> "You are a consultant," says the shepherd.
>
> "This is correct", says the yuppie, "How did you guess
> that?"
>
> "Easy," answers the shepherd. "You turn up here
> although nobody called you. You want to be paid for
> the answer to a question I already knew the solution
> to, and you don't know shit about my business because
> you took my dog."
>
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