If I don't die by Thursday, I'll be roaring Friday night.

A US Congressman was seated next to a little girl on the airplane
when the Congressman 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 stranger, 'What would you like to talk about?'

'Oh, I don't know,' said the stranger. 'How about the banking crisis
or the swine flu crisis?' and he smiles.

'OK', she said. 'Those could be interesting and timely 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?'

      The Congressman, 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 banking when you don't know shit?

(Sorry I haven't been around much - busy times until at least March or April.)