PUNKN8R
Well-Known Member
Barack Obama was visiting a primary school in North Carolina
and he visited a fourth grade class.
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 him
over 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 off a cliff, killing everyone, 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 child 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. The teacher held her breath.
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 wouldn't be an accident either!"
The teacher fainted!
and he visited a fourth grade class.
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 him
over 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 off a cliff, killing everyone, 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 child 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. The teacher held her breath.
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 wouldn't be an accident either!"
The teacher fainted!
