RiverRat68
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Lil' Johnny Meets Barack
Barack Obama was visiting a primary
school and he visited one of the classes. They
were 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 our
illustrious president 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 over him and kills him, that would
be a
tragedy."
"No,' said Obama, '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 Obama.
'That's what we would call great loss."
The room went silent. No other children
volunteered. Obama searched the room. "Isn't
there someone here who can give me an example of
a tragedy?"
Finally, at the back of the
room, Little Johnny raised his hand. In a quiet
voice he said: "If the plane carrying you and
Mrs. Obama was struck by a 'friendly fire'
missile and blown to smithereens, that would be
a tragedy."
"Fantastic!' exclaimed
Obama. 'That's right. And can you tell me why
that would be tragedy?"
"Well,' says
Johnny, 'It has to be a tragedy, because it sure
as hell wouldn't be a great loss... and you can
bet your ass it's probably not an accident
either.
Barack Obama was visiting a primary
school and he visited one of the classes. They
were 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 our
illustrious president 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 over him and kills him, that would
be a
tragedy."
"No,' said Obama, '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 Obama.
'That's what we would call great loss."
The room went silent. No other children
volunteered. Obama searched the room. "Isn't
there someone here who can give me an example of
a tragedy?"
Finally, at the back of the
room, Little Johnny raised his hand. In a quiet
voice he said: "If the plane carrying you and
Mrs. Obama was struck by a 'friendly fire'
missile and blown to smithereens, that would be
a tragedy."
"Fantastic!' exclaimed
Obama. 'That's right. And can you tell me why
that would be tragedy?"
"Well,' says
Johnny, 'It has to be a tragedy, because it sure
as hell wouldn't be a great loss... and you can
bet your ass it's probably not an accident
either.
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