IT Consultant

Once upon a time there was a shepherd looking after his sheep on the
side of a deserted road. Suddenly a brand new Porsche screeches to a
halt.The driver, a man dressed in an Armani suit, Cerutti shoes, Ray-
Ban sunglasses, TAG-Heuer wrist-watch, and a Pierre Cardin tie, gets
out and asks the Shepherd:If I can tell you how many sheep you have,
will you give me one of them?"The shepherd looks at the young man,
and then looks at the large flock of grazing sheep and replies:
"Okay." The young man parks
the car, connects his laptop to the
mobile-fax, enters a NASA Webster, scans the Ground using his GPS,
opens a database and 60 Exceltables filled with logarithms and pivot
tables, then prints out a 150 page report on his high-tech mini-
printer.He turns to the shepherd and says, "You have exactly 1,586
sheep here."The shepherd cheers, "that's correct, you can have your
sheep."The young man makes his pick and puts it in the back of his
Porsche.The shepherd looks at him and asks: "If I guess your
profession, will you return my animal to me?"The young man
answers, "Yes, why not".The shepherd says, "You are an IT
consultant "."How did you know?" asks the young man."Very simple,"
answers the shepherd. "First, you came here without being called.
Second, you charged me a fee to tell me something I already knew, and
third,you don't understand anything about my business.. Now can I
have my DOG back?"