An American man was seated next to a little Iranian girl on
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> 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'.
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>
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> The little girl, who had just opened her coloring
> book, closed it slowly and said to the stranger:
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>
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> What would you like to talk about?'
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> 'Oh, I don't know,' said the American.
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> 'Since you are Iranian, how about nuclear power?' And he smiles.
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> 'OK, ' she said. 'That could be an interesting topic. But let me ask
> you a question first'.
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> 'A horse, a cow, and a deer
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> all eat the same stuff grass.
> Yet a deer excretes little pellets,
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> while a cow turns out a flat patty,
> and a horse produces clumps of dried grass.
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> Why do you suppose that is?'
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> The American, visibly surprised by the little girl's intelligence,
> thinks about it and says, 'Hmmm, I have no idea.'?
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> To which the little girl replies,
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> 'Do you really feel qualified to discuss nuclear power... when you
> don't know shit?'