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
****, is playing in the field and a tractor runs over him and ***** 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 ********
drove over a cliff, ******* 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 ******** 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 ***** 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."
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
****, is playing in the field and a tractor runs over him and ***** 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 ********
drove over a cliff, ******* 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 ******** 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 ***** 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."
