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>Once upon a time there was a sheepherder tending his sheep at the edge of a country road in rural Wyoming. A brand new Jeep Grand Cherokee screeched to a halt next to him. The driver, a young man dressed in a Brioni suit, Cerrutti shoes, Ray-Ban glasses, Jovial Swiss wristwatch and a BHS tie, jumped out and asked the herder 'If I guess how many sheep you have, will you give me one of them?'
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>The herder looked at the young man, then looked at the sprawling herd of grazing sheep and said 'Okay.'
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>The young man parked the SUV, connected his notebook and wireless modem, entered a NASA site, scanned the ground using satellite imagry and a GPS, opened a database and 60 Excel tables filled with algorithms, then printed a 150-page report on his high-tech mini-printer. He turned to the herder and said 'You have exactly 1,586 sheep here.'
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> The herder answered 'Say, you are right. Pick out a sheep.' The young man took one of the animals and put it in the back of his vehicle.
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>As he was preparing to drive away, the herder looked at him and asked 'Now, if I guess your profession, will you pay me back in kind?'
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>The young man answered 'Sure.'
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>The herder said immediately "You are a consultant.'
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>'Exactly! How did you know?' asked the young man.
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>'Very simple,' replied the herder. 'First you came here without being invited. Secondly, you charged me a fee to tell me something I already knew. Thirdly, you do not understand anything about my business, and I'd really like to have my dog back.'
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Arf!

Tom