Sherlock Holmes Looks At The Night Sky

Sherlock Holmes and Watson are laying in their sleeping bags

looking up at the midsummer sky. Sherlock turns to Watson

and asks, “Watson, what do you see?” “Stars and the

moon, dear Holmes,” he says. “What does it mean?”

Sherlock asks. “Well,” says Watson. “It quite simply

means that there are billions of gaseous balls burning

millions of light years away.” “No, what does it

MEAN?” Sherlock asks. “Well,” says Watson, “it means

we are in the Northern Hemisphere based on the visible

constellations.” “But what does that MEAN?” Asks

Sherlock. “Well, astrologers would tell us we are under

the sign of Leo, and the planets Jupiter and Saturn are

almost in alignment.” “But WHAT DOES THAT MEAN??!!!”

“My dear Holmes, I’ve given you three different answers.

What more could you possible want to know?” “Watson, you

blithering idiot. Someone has stolen our tent!”