> > Dan Rather of CBS news was seated next to little Tommy on the
>plane
> > when
> > Rather turned to the boy and said, "Let's talk, I've heard
that
> > flights go quicker
> > if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passengers."
> >
> >
> > Little Tommy, who had just opened his book, closed it slowly,
and
>said
> > to
> > Rather, "What would you like to discuss?"
> >
> >
> > "Oh, I don't know" said Rather, "How about politics?
> > Should we keep Bush as president or elect Kerry?"
> > "OK" said Little Tommy, "That could be an interesting topic
but
>let me
> > ask you a question first.
> >
> > A horse, a cow and a deer all eat grass. The same stuff.
> > Yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out
flat
> > patties,
> > and a horse excretes clumps of dried grass. Why do you think
that
> > is?"
> >
> >
> > "Jeez" said Rather, "I have no idea."
> >
> >
> > "Well then" said Little Tommy, "how is it you feel qualified
to
> > discuss who
> > should run this country when you don't know shit?"
Now I feel strangely qualified to talk about politics O.o...