2391  Six Wise Blind Elephants

Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 11:20:36 -0500
From: Stephen Brown <Stephen.P.Brown@DAL.FRB.ORG>
Subject: Six Wise Blind Elephants

Not to be specific, but some of the recent discussion on Tango-L reminds me
of the six wise blind elephants.

Six wise, blind elephants were discussing what humans were like. Failing to

agree, they decided to determine what humans were like by direct
experience.

The first wise, blind elephant felt the human, and declared, "Humans are
flat."

The other wise, blind elephants, after similarly feeling the human, agreed.