Gix11
30-07-2008, 02:00 PM
So does Pommy Choppers who sent me this..........
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd visited a primary school and went into one of the classes.
They were in the middle of a discussion about words and their meanings
The teacher asked the Prime Minister whether he would like to lead the discussion about the word 'tragedy'.
So our 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 a paddock and a tractor runs over him and kills him, that would be a tragedy''
'No,’ said Kevin, 'that would be an accident'.
A little girl raised her hand: 'If a school bus carrying fifty children was driven over a cliff, killing everyone inside, that would be a tragedy.'
'I'm afraid not,' explained the Prime Minister, 'that's what we would call a great loss.'
The room went silent. No other children volunteered.
Kevin 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 an aeroplane carrying you and Ms Gillard was struck by a 'friendly fire' missile and blown to smithereens, that would be a tragedy'.
'Fantastic!' exclaimed Kevin. '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--------- accident either'.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd visited a primary school and went into one of the classes.
They were in the middle of a discussion about words and their meanings
The teacher asked the Prime Minister whether he would like to lead the discussion about the word 'tragedy'.
So our 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 a paddock and a tractor runs over him and kills him, that would be a tragedy''
'No,’ said Kevin, 'that would be an accident'.
A little girl raised her hand: 'If a school bus carrying fifty children was driven over a cliff, killing everyone inside, that would be a tragedy.'
'I'm afraid not,' explained the Prime Minister, 'that's what we would call a great loss.'
The room went silent. No other children volunteered.
Kevin 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 an aeroplane carrying you and Ms Gillard was struck by a 'friendly fire' missile and blown to smithereens, that would be a tragedy'.
'Fantastic!' exclaimed Kevin. '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--------- accident either'.