A stranger was seated next to a little black girl on the airplane when

the stranger 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 coloring book, closed it slowly

and said to the stranger, "What would you like to talk about?"

"Oh, I don't know," said the stranger. "Since you are a Negro, do you

think that So-called President Elect Barak Obama is qualified for the job?" 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 -

g r a s s -. Yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out a

flat patty, and a horse produces clumps of dried g r a s s. Why do you suppose that is?"

The stranger, 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