the meaning of "tragedy"

[Violent John]

Tony Blair was visiting a school the other day when a Teacher asked the
Prime Minister if he would like to lead in a discussion on the word
"Tragedy". So the PM asked the class for an example of a "Tragedy".

One little boy stood up and said, "If my best friend, who lives on a farm,
is playing in a field and a tractor runs him over and kills him, that would
be a tragedy."

"No," said Blair, "that would be an accident."

A little girl raised her hand. "If a school bus carrying 50 children drove
over a cliff killing everyone inside, that would be a tragedy."

"I'm afraid not," explained the Dear Leader, "that would be a great loss."

The room went silent. No other children volunteered. Blair looked all
round 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 and in a quiet
voice said, "If an aircraft carrying you, Mr Blair, was struck by a
'friendly fire' missile and was blown to smithereens, that would be a
tragedy."

"Fantastic!" exclaimed Blair. "And can you tell me why that would be a
tragedy?"

"Well," said the boy, "It has to be a tragedy as it certainly wouldn't be a
great loss and it probably wasn't an accident either!"

 

[rfopvgbr]

hahahhaha [sm=rollaugh.gif]
excellent and so true!

 

[anne b]

love it[8D]

 

[*ajidamoon* the Eh team]

excellant [sm=1syellow1.gif][sm=1syellow1.gif]