Little girl on a plane. . . . .

[jlms]

A US Congressman was seated next to a little girl on the
airplane leaving from Washington, DC when 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
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.'