A stranger was seated next to a little girl on the airplane. The stranger
turned to her and said, 'Let's talk. I've heard that flights go quicker
if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger.'
The little girl, who had just opened her book, closed it slowly and said
to the stranger, 'What would you like to talk about?'
'Oh, I don't know,' said the stranger. 'How about nuclear power?' and he
smiles. 'OK, ' she said. 'That could be an interestin
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topic. But let me
ask you a question first. A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat the same
stuff. grass. Yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out a
flat patty, and a horse produces clumps of dried grass. Why do you suppose
that is?'
The stranger, visibly surprised by the little girl's intelligence, thinks
about it and says, 'Hmmm, I have no idea.'
To which the little girl replies, 'Do you really feel qualified to discuss
nuclear power when you don't know shit?
