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Interesting cartoon on George Bush
- Thread starter Hammerfire
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President Bush was visiting a primary school. One of the
classes was in the middle of a discussion related to words
and their meanings. The teacher asked the president if he
would like to lead the discussion on the word "tragedy."
So the illustrious leader asked the class for an example of
a "tragedy."
One little boy stood up and offered, "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," said Bush, "that would be an accident."
A little girl raised 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." explained the president. "That's what we
would call a great loss."
The room went silent. No other children volunteered.
Bush searched the room. "Isn't there someone here who
can give me an example of tragedy?"
Finally at the back of the room a small boy raised his hand.
In a quiet voice he said: "If Air Force One carrying Mr. Bush
was struck by a "friendly fire" missile and blown to smithereens,
that would be a tragedy."
"Fantastic!" exclaimed Bush. "That's right. And can you tell me why that would be a tragedy?"
"Well," says the boy, "it has to be a tragedy, because it
certainly wouldn't be a great loss and it probably wouldn't be an accident either."
classes was in the middle of a discussion related to words
and their meanings. The teacher asked the president if he
would like to lead the discussion on the word "tragedy."
So the illustrious leader asked the class for an example of
a "tragedy."
One little boy stood up and offered, "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," said Bush, "that would be an accident."
A little girl raised 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." explained the president. "That's what we
would call a great loss."
The room went silent. No other children volunteered.
Bush searched the room. "Isn't there someone here who
can give me an example of tragedy?"
Finally at the back of the room a small boy raised his hand.
In a quiet voice he said: "If Air Force One carrying Mr. Bush
was struck by a "friendly fire" missile and blown to smithereens,
that would be a tragedy."
"Fantastic!" exclaimed Bush. "That's right. And can you tell me why that would be a tragedy?"
"Well," says the boy, "it has to be a tragedy, because it
certainly wouldn't be a great loss and it probably wouldn't be an accident either."
