> A stranger was seated next to a little girl maybe
> 12, 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?