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04-09-2010, 10:33 PM
Little Johnny meets Barack Obama
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 a 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 *** 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 a 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 *** it's probably not an accident either."