A stranger was seated next to a 8-year old 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 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!