> A US Congressman was seated next to a little girl on the airplane when
> the Congressman 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 the banking crisis?'
> and he smiles.
>
> 'OK', she said. 'That could be an interesting and timely 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 Congressman, 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 banking when you don't know shit?'
> the Congressman 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 the banking crisis?'
> and he smiles.
>
> 'OK', she said. 'That could be an interesting and timely 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 Congressman, 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 banking when you don't know shit?'
