lxexpress
03-22-2006, 11:26 AM
> > > > Subject: President Bush
> > > >
> > > > President Bush was visiting a primary school
> and
> > > > he
> > > > dropped in on 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 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 over him 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 a
> > > > 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 you and Mrs. 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 a fucking accident either."
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > President Bush was visiting a primary school
> and
> > > > he
> > > > dropped in on 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 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 over him 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 a
> > > > 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 you and Mrs. 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 a fucking accident either."
> > > >