steffee
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From The Guardian, May 23rd 1999
Sir Richard Attenborough and his brother Sir David were on a camping trip. After a good meal and a bottle of wine they went to sleep. Some hours later, Richard awoke and nudged his brother. “David, look up at the sky and tell me what you see.”
David replied: “I see millions and millions of stars.”
“And what does that tell you?”
David 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. Not bad eh! So what does it tell you?”
Richard was silent for a moment, then said: “David, I do believe that someone’s stolen our tent.”
Sir Richard Attenborough and his brother Sir David were on a camping trip. After a good meal and a bottle of wine they went to sleep. Some hours later, Richard awoke and nudged his brother. “David, look up at the sky and tell me what you see.”
David replied: “I see millions and millions of stars.”
“And what does that tell you?”
David 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. Not bad eh! So what does it tell you?”
Richard was silent for a moment, then said: “David, I do believe that someone’s stolen our tent.”
