Just plane talk...

[coy55boy]

A congressman was seated next to a young girl on a recent flight. Hoping to endear himself to a future voter, he said to her, "Do you want to talk? Flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger."

 

The little girl, who had just started to read her book, replied 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 or stimulus packages?" as he smiled 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. Why do you suppose that is?"

 

The legislator, visibly surprised by the little girl's intelligence, thinks about it for a moment and says, "Hmmm, I have no idea."

 

To which the little girl replies, "Do you really feel qualified to discuss global warming, universal health care, or the economy, when you don't know crap?"

 

She went back to reading her book, and the congressman had nothing else to say the rest of the flight.

 

(Gonna have to remember this one...!)