Little girl on a plane > > > A stranger was seated next to a little girl on an 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 a 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 interesting > 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?'