Sunday Funnies; Volume 129

Abbot was seated next to a little girl on the airplane leaving

from Sydney when he 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 little girl, who had just opened her book, closed it slowly and said to
the total stranger, 'What would you like to talk about?'

'Oh, I don't know,' said the Abbot. 'How about global warming
or universal health care', and he smiles 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 of dried grass. Why do you suppose that is?'


Abbot, visibly surprised by the little girl's
intelligence, thinks about it and says, 'Hmmm, I have no idea.'

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