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   From: not@home.anymore   
      
   The General Public:... Lobotomized Sheep wrote:   
      
   >   
   > "Chom Noamsky"  wrote in message   
   > news:1buOj.660$XI1.433@edtnps91...   
   >>   
   >> "Mr.Smartypants"  wrote in message   
   >> news:db6be7a6-e81d-4099-8ddd-8138eebeff65@1g2000prg.googlegroups.c   
   >> om...   
   >> > Prime Minister Stephen Harper 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 PM 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 Harper, '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 Harper. 'That's what we would call   
   >> > great loss.'   
   >> >   
   >> > The room went silent. No other children volunteered.   
   >> >   
   >> > Harper 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.   
   >> > Harper was struck by a 'friendly fire' missile and blown to   
   >> > smithereens, that would be a tragedy.'   
   >> >   
   >> >   
   >> > 'Fantastic!' exclaimed Harper. '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 fucking accident either'.   
   >>   
   >> yuk yuk...   
   >>   
   >   
   > Oh come on Chimpy, that was very funny!   
      
   Yes, it was.  Unfortunately Ronnie didn't 'get' that it was   
   originally a joke against someone else.   
      
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