> John Kerry visits a primary school and sits in on one of the classes, > which is in the middle of a discussion on words and their meaning.
>
> The teacher asks Mr. Kerry if he would like to lead 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 on
> a farm, is playing in the field and a runaway tractor comes along and
> knocks him dead, that would be a tragedy.
>
> "That's wrong," Kerry shouts. "That would be considered an accident."
>
> A little girl raises her hand: "If a school bus carrying 50 children
> drove over a cliff, killing everyone inside, that would be a tragedy."
>
> "You are completely incorrect" shouts the Senator. "That would be what
> we would consider a great loss".
>
> The room goes silent. No other children volunteer.
>
> Kerry searches 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 raises his hand. In a
> quiet voice he says: "If a plane carrying Senator John Kerry were
> struck by a missile and blown to smithereens, that would be a
> tragedy".
>
> "Fantastic !" exclaims Kerry. "You are absolutely right. Can you tell
> me why that would be a tragedy?."
>
> "Well," says Little Johnny, "because it sure as heck wouldn't be a
> great loss and it probably wouldn't be an accident!"
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