I Like Pie

Abby pulled off the best conversation re-directs I have experienced.  We were at dinner, talking about a topic in which she hadn't quite learned in school yet, but had a very strong opinion noetheless.  I don't remember the exact topic, but it was perhaps nuclear fusion, the Greek roots in the English language, ornithology, or the political/corporate underpinnings of popular uprisings in the Middle East (we listen to NPR a lot). 

Me: "Cold fusion has not been shown to be scientifically sustainable."
Abby: "Yes it has."
Me: "The cold fusion experiments have been disproven.  The anamolous heat production could not be reproduced."
Abby: "Yes it could."
Me: "So, you believe Fleischmann and Pons' assertion of nuclear reactions creating energy at room temperature?"

Pause.

Abby: "I like pie."

Pause.

Me: "I also like pie."