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The only cow in a small town in Northern Italy stopped giving milk.
Then the town folk found they could buy a cow in Sicily quite cheaply.
So, they brought the cow over from Sicily .
It was absolutely wonderful. it produced lots of milk every day and everyone was happy.
They bought a bull to mate with the cow to get more cows,
so they'd never have to worry about their milk supply again.
They put the bull in the pasture with the cow but whenever the bull tried to mount the cow,
the cow would move away. No matter what approach the bull tried,
the cow would move away from the bull, and he was never able to do the deed.


The people were very upset and decided to go to the local veterinarian,
Dr. Santucchi, who was very wise, telling him what was happening and asking his advice.
"Whenever the bull tries to mount our cow, she moves away.
If he approaches from the back, she moves forward.
When he approaches her from the front, she backs off.
If he attempts it from the one side, she walks away to the other side."
The veterinarian rubbed his chin thoughtfully and pondered this before asking,
"Did you by chance, buy this cow in Sicily ?"

The meaning to Life, The Universe and Everything has been answered by Douglas Adams (RIP) in his book "The Hitch-hikers Guide To The Galaxy". It is well worth reading.
Ps. The answer is forty-two !!!

I do not know this answer, but there surely must be a "prophet" motive.

I found this article re "42" fascinating, but then I am a geek ;)

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/history/42-the-answer-to-life-the-universe-and-everything-2205734.html

Excellent Jazzgirl.

OOPS - The punch line to my Italian Bovine joke is missing, here it is .....

The people were dumbfounded, since no one had ever mentioned that they had brought the cow over from Sicily .
"You are truly a wise veterinarian," they said. "How did you know we got the cow from Sicily ?
The Vet replied with a distant look in his eyes:
"My wife is from Sicily ."

Some guy bought a new fridge for his house..
To get rid of his old fridge, he put it in his front yard and hung a sign on it saying: 'Free to good home. You want it, you take it.'
For three days the fridge sat there without anyone looking twice.
He eventually decided that people were too mistrustful of this deal.
So he changed the sign to read: 'Fridge for sale $50.'

The next day someone stole it!

A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower, when the doorbell rings.

The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs.

When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbour.

Before she says a word, Bob says, 'I'll give you £800 to drop that towel..'

After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob, after a few seconds, Bob hands her £800 and leaves.

The woman wraps back up in the towel and
goes back upstairs.

When she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks, 'Who was that?'

'It was Bob the next door neighbor,' she replies. 'Great,' the husband says, 'did he say anything about the £800 he owes me?'

Moral of the story:

If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure.