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Sherlock
Holmes and Dr. Watson Go Camping
Sherlock
Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a camping trip.
After a good meal they lay down for the night and went to
sleep. Some hours later, Holmes awoke and nudged his
faithful friend.
"Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what
you see."
Watson replied, "I see millions and millions of stars."
"What does that tell you?"
"Watson pondered for a minute. "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. Theologically, I can see that God is all
powerful and that we are small and insignificant.
Meteorologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful
day tomorrow. What does it tell you?" Holmes
was silent for a minute, then spoke. "Watson,
you
bonehead. Someone has stolen our tent!"
Application:
This story illustrates how we can unintentionally
turn a simple
question into an unpublished college thesis. The best answer
to a straight forward simple question is usually a straight
forward, honest and truthful answer.
That holds true for a child asking if brown cows give chocolate
milk, a teenager asking about life issues, an adult asking why
a simple repair always takes at least three trips to the hardware
store, or someone asking you about your personal faith.
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JOKE-
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