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."
"And you feel qualified to discuss nuclear power when you don't
know s ** t?"
