There is a shepherd and a flock of sheep. A man comes by and asks, 'If I guess the correct number of sheep in your flock can I have one?' The shephard says, 'Please try.' The man says '83.' The shepherd is amazed; it is the correct number. The man picks up a sheep and walks away. The shepherd shouts, 'Hang on. If I guess your profession, can I have my sheep back?' The man says, 'Please try.' The shepherd says, 'Mathematical biologist.' The man is amazed, 'How did you know?' 'Because you picked up my dog.'
6 comments:
But how did he know the 83??
wonderful..but i rilli feel lyk of having it xplained!!.....
@Sobr:
Which part would you like explained?
@arnab:
Had missed your query but hope the following would explain...
In the event of a spate of queries about this particular post (THREE queries!!!), I felt the need to elaborate. Here goes:
This joke/anecdote shows that a Mathematical Biologist is an expert at wierd stuff... assume that there is a probability theory that the number of sheep in a flock is always prime... and that sort of stuff... And using that he knows/calculates the 83...
But when it comes to simple real life stuff like distinguishing between a dog and a sheep, he is at a complete loss.
Only a Mathematical Biologist could do that...
This might be a case of a biologist making fun of a collaborating Mathematician... some things which are so lame to the Biologist are not comprehended by the Mathematician....
sorry..saw this scrap after a long tym..but nw this part is pretty clear!!..thnks@kriti!!!
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