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11-02-2003, 12:29 AM
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>President George Bush is visiting an elementary school one day and
>he visits one of the classes.
>They are in the middle of a discussion related to words and
>their meanings.
>The teacher asks the President if he would like to lead the
>class in the discussion of the word, "tragedy."
>So the illustrious leader asks the class for an example of a
>"tragedy."
>One little boy stands up and offers, "If my best friend, who
>lives next door, is playing in the street and a car comes along and
>runs
>him over, that would be a tragedy."
>"No," says Bush, "that would be an ACCIDENT."
>A little girl raises her hand: "If a school bus carrying 50
>children drove off a cliff, killing everyone involved, that would be a
>tragedy."
>"I'm afraid not," explains Mr. President. "That's what we would
>call a GREAT LOSS."
>The room goes silent. No other children volunteer. President
>Bush searches the room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me an
>example of a
>tragedy?"
>Finally, way in the back of the room, a small boy raises his hand. In
>a quiet voice he says, "If Air Force One, carrying Mr. & Mrs.
>Bush, were struck by a missile and blown up to smithereens, by a
>terrorist
>like Osama bin Laden, that would be a tragedy."
>"Fantastic," exclaims Bush, "that's right. And can you tell me
>WHY that would be a TRAGEDY?"
>"Well," says the boy, "because it wouldn't be an accident, and
>it certainly
>wouldn't be a great loss."
>
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>President George Bush is visiting an elementary school one day and
>he visits one of the classes.
>They are in the middle of a discussion related to words and
>their meanings.
>The teacher asks the President if he would like to lead the
>class in the discussion of the word, "tragedy."
>So the illustrious leader asks the class for an example of a
>"tragedy."
>One little boy stands up and offers, "If my best friend, who
>lives next door, is playing in the street and a car comes along and
>runs
>him over, that would be a tragedy."
>"No," says Bush, "that would be an ACCIDENT."
>A little girl raises her hand: "If a school bus carrying 50
>children drove off a cliff, killing everyone involved, that would be a
>tragedy."
>"I'm afraid not," explains Mr. President. "That's what we would
>call a GREAT LOSS."
>The room goes silent. No other children volunteer. President
>Bush searches the room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me an
>example of a
>tragedy?"
>Finally, way in the back of the room, a small boy raises his hand. In
>a quiet voice he says, "If Air Force One, carrying Mr. & Mrs.
>Bush, were struck by a missile and blown up to smithereens, by a
>terrorist
>like Osama bin Laden, that would be a tragedy."
>"Fantastic," exclaims Bush, "that's right. And can you tell me
>WHY that would be a TRAGEDY?"
>"Well," says the boy, "because it wouldn't be an accident, and
>it certainly
>wouldn't be a great loss."
>
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