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President George W. Bush visits a primary school classroom. They are in the
middle of a discussion about words and their meanings.
The teacher asks the President if he would like to lead the discussion on
the word "tragedy". So, the illustrious leader asks the class for an
example of a tragedy. One little boy stands up and offers: "If my best
friend, who lives on a farm, is playing in the field and a tractor runs him
over and kills him that would be a 'tragedy'."
"No", says President Bush, "that would be an 'accident'."
A little girl raises her hand: "If a school bus carrying 50 children drove
over a cliff, killing everyone inside, that would be a 'tragedy'."
"I'm afraid not," explains the President. "That's what we would call a
'great loss'."
The room goes silent. No other children volunteered. President Bush
searches the room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of
a 'tragedy'?"
Finally, at the back of the room, a small boy raises his hand. In a quiet
voice he says: "If Air Force One, carrying you, Mr. President, were struck
by a friendly fire missile and blown to smithereens, that would be a
'tragedy'."
"Fantastic!" exclaims Bush. "That's right. And now can you tell me why that
would be a 'tragedy'?"
"Well, says the boy, because it certainly wouldn't be a 'great loss' and it
probably wouldn't be a f****ing 'accident' either!"
middle of a discussion about words and their meanings.
The teacher asks the President if he would like to lead the discussion on
the word "tragedy". So, the illustrious leader asks the class for an
example of a tragedy. One little boy stands up and offers: "If my best
friend, who lives on a farm, is playing in the field and a tractor runs him
over and kills him that would be a 'tragedy'."
"No", says President Bush, "that would be an 'accident'."
A little girl raises her hand: "If a school bus carrying 50 children drove
over a cliff, killing everyone inside, that would be a 'tragedy'."
"I'm afraid not," explains the President. "That's what we would call a
'great loss'."
The room goes silent. No other children volunteered. President Bush
searches the room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of
a 'tragedy'?"
Finally, at the back of the room, a small boy raises his hand. In a quiet
voice he says: "If Air Force One, carrying you, Mr. President, were struck
by a friendly fire missile and blown to smithereens, that would be a
'tragedy'."
"Fantastic!" exclaims Bush. "That's right. And now can you tell me why that
would be a 'tragedy'?"
"Well, says the boy, because it certainly wouldn't be a 'great loss' and it
probably wouldn't be a f****ing 'accident' either!"
