LITTLE GIRL ON A PLANE
*Julia Gillard was seated next to a little girl on an aeroplane leaving from Sydney.
>
> She turned to her and said,
>
> 'Let's talk. I've heard that flights go quicker if you strike up a
> conversation with your fellow passengers.'
>
> The little girl, who had just opened her book, closed it slowly and said
> to Gillard, 'o.k., what would you like to talk about?'
>
> 'Oh, I don't know,' said Julia. 'How about global warming or health care',
>
> and she smiles smugly.
>
> OK, ' the girl said. 'Those could be interesting topics. But let me ask
> you a question first. A horse, a cow, and a kangaroo all eat the same
> stuff - grass. Yet a kangaroo 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 PM, visibly surprised by the little girl's intelligence, thinks about
> it and says, 'Hmmm, I have no idea.'
>
> The little girl replies, 'Do you really feel qualified to discuss global
> warming or health care when you don't know shit?'*
*Julia Gillard was seated next to a little girl on an aeroplane leaving from Sydney.
>
> She turned to her and said,
>
> 'Let's talk. I've heard that flights go quicker if you strike up a
> conversation with your fellow passengers.'
>
> The little girl, who had just opened her book, closed it slowly and said
> to Gillard, 'o.k., what would you like to talk about?'
>
> 'Oh, I don't know,' said Julia. 'How about global warming or health care',
>
> and she smiles smugly.
>
> OK, ' the girl said. 'Those could be interesting topics. But let me ask
> you a question first. A horse, a cow, and a kangaroo all eat the same
> stuff - grass. Yet a kangaroo 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 PM, visibly surprised by the little girl's intelligence, thinks about
> it and says, 'Hmmm, I have no idea.'
>
> The little girl replies, 'Do you really feel qualified to discuss global
> warming or health care when you don't know shit?'*