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19.04.03, 23:02
>President George Bush is visiting an elementary school today 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."
