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A young man takes a walk on the country-side where meets a shepherd. The do some small talk about the weather and then the young man offered a bet:
�If I can tell you how many sheep you have, will you give me one?�

The shepherd agrees, because he is sure that they are impossible to count.

�1671!�

The shepherd gets pale�

�How did you manage to do this?�

�I just counted all feet and divided by four.�

�Amazing, go and pick a sheep of your choice�

The young man picks a black animal and is about to say Good-Bye when the shepherd held him back .

�May I propose a bet to you? If I can tell you where you went to school, I�ll get my animal back.�

�Fair enough.�

�You went to ENA*!�

The young man handed the animal back to the shepherd

�How did you know?�

�You picked my dog.�

*ENA or Ecole Normale d�Administration is the french elite school for the soon to be business and political leaders. It is so elitist that Harvard compares as a social project. The admission is so difficult that it usually takes 2�3 years in specialized prep-schools to pass the entrance exam, afterwards you won�t have to worry about tuition fees, students get paid a salary. Because of the brilliance of the students and teachers and the demanding curriculum they have earned the reputation to produce graduates with a thing for impressively complicated solutions.

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