> airplane when the
> he 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 total stranger, 'What would you like to talk
> about?'
>
> 'Oh, I don't know,' said the congressman. 'How about
> global warming or
> universal health care', and he smiles smugly.
>
> OK, ' she said. 'Those could be interesting topics.
> 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 California legislator, 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 global warming or universal health care when you
> don't know
> shit?
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