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In
second place came the joke that was leading the pack when we
announced our preliminary results in December:
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson go on a camping trip. After a
good dinner and a bottle of wine, they retire for the night,
and go to sleep.
Some hours later, Holmes wakes up and nudges his faithful
friend. "Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you
see."
"I see millions and millions of stars, Holmes" replies
Watson.
"And what do you deduce from that?"
Watson ponders for a minute.
"Well, astronomically, it tells me that there are millions
of galaxies and potentially billions of planets.
Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo.
Horologically, I deduce that the time is approximately a
quarter past three. Meteorologically, I suspect that we will
have a beautiful day tomorrow. Theologically, I can see that
God is all powerful, and that we are a small and
insignificant part of the universe. What does it tell you,
Holmes?"
Holmes is silent for a moment. "Watson, you idiot!" he
says. "Someone has stolen our tent!"
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