JOTD
Posted: March 31st, 2007, 2:22 pm
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 tur ns 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 $h!t?"
> > 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 tur ns 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 $h!t?"
