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?’ 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 s ays, ‘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?

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