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Tragedy or not - Hedgehog - 03-30-2007 George Bush Jr. 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 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 >>farm, is playing in the field and a tractor runs over him and kills 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 fifty children >>drove >>over a cliff, killing 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 children volunteered. George Bush searched >>the >>room. >> >> >>"Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of tragedy?" >> >> >>Finally, at the back of the room, a small boy raised his hand...In a quiet >>voice he said: "If the aeroplane carrying you and Dick Cheney was struck >>by a >>"friendly fire" missile and blown to smithereens, that would be a tragedy. >> >> >>"Fantastic!" exclaimed George. "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 f*cking accident either >