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LITTLE GIRL ON A PLANE

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Mar 24, 2004
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> LITTLE GIRL ON A PLANE
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> Julia Gillard was seated next to a
> little girl on the airplane leaving from Canberra when the 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 passenger.'
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> 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?'
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> 'Oh, I don't know,' said Julia.
> 'How about global warming or universal
> health care', and she 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?'
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> Julia, visibly surprised by the little
> girl's intelligence, thinks about it and says, 'Hmmm, I have no idea.'
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> To which the little girl replies, 'Do
> you really feel qualified to discuss global warming or universal health
> care when you don't know *smile*?