A chap was seated next to a woman on the airplane when the chap 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 woman, who had just opened her book, closed it slowly and said to the chap, ‘What would you like to talk about?’
‘Oh, I don’t know,’ said the chap. ‘How about nuclear power?’ and he smiles.
'OK, ’ she said. ‘That could be an interesting 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 chap, visibly surprised by the woman’s intelligence, thinks about it and says, ‘Hmmm, I have no idea.’
To which the woman replies, 'Do you really feel qualified to discuss nuclear power when you don’t know sh ! t ?