A stranger was seated next to a little girl on the
airplane when 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?"
"OK," she said. "That could be an interesting topic.
But let me ask you a
question first. A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat
grass, the same stuff.
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 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?
