GasX
Lifer
This guy got on the train this morning, sat down next to me and tried to strike up a conversation.
"You know," he said, "I've heard that the commute goes quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger. So let's talk."
I closed the book I was obviously trying to read and replied, "What would you like to discuss?"
"Oh, I don't know," said the guy, smiling. "How about nuclear power?"
"OK, 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 -- grass. Yet the deer excretes little pellets, the cow turns out a flat patty, and the horse produces muffins of dried poop. Why do you suppose that is?"
The guy was a bit perplexed by my question and finally replied, "I haven't the slightest idea."
"So tell me," I said, "How is it that you feel qualified to discuss nuclear power when you don't know sh!t?"
I finished my book during the rest of the quiet ride in to work...
"You know," he said, "I've heard that the commute goes quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger. So let's talk."
I closed the book I was obviously trying to read and replied, "What would you like to discuss?"
"Oh, I don't know," said the guy, smiling. "How about nuclear power?"
"OK, 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 -- grass. Yet the deer excretes little pellets, the cow turns out a flat patty, and the horse produces muffins of dried poop. Why do you suppose that is?"
The guy was a bit perplexed by my question and finally replied, "I haven't the slightest idea."
"So tell me," I said, "How is it that you feel qualified to discuss nuclear power when you don't know sh!t?"
I finished my book during the rest of the quiet ride in to work...
