Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson go on a
camping trip. After a good dinner and a bottle of wine, they
retire for the night, and go to sleep.
Some hours later, Holmes wakes up and nudges his
faithful friend. “Watson, look up at the sky and
tell me what you see.”
“I see millions and millions of
stars, Holmes” replies Watson.
“And what do you deduce from
that?”
Watson ponders for a minute. “Well,
Astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and
potentially billions of planets.
Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo.
Homologically, I deduce that the time is approximately a quarter past
three.
Meteorologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day
tomorrow.
Theologically, I can see that God is all powerful, and that we are a small
and insignificant part of the universe.
But what does it tell you,
Holmes?”
Holmes is silent for a moment.
“Watson, you idiot!” he says.
“Someone has stolen our
tent!”
