Lttle Johnny

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> > Little Johnny is at it again. . .

> >

> >

> >

> > President Obama 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 our illustrious president 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 Obama, '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 Obama.

> > 'That's what we would call great loss.'

> >

> > The room went silent. No other children volunteered. Obama

> > searched 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 raised his

> > hand. In a quiet voice he said: '

> >

> > **If the plane carrying you and Mrs. Obama was struck by a

> > 'friendly fire' missile and blown to smithereens

> > that would be a tragedy.'

> >

> > 'Fantastic!' exclaimed Obama. 'That's

> > right. And can you tell me why that would be 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 Fking accident either