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OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES...
« on: Jan 22nd, 2003, 2:06pm » |
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OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES YOU'LL HEAR THE TRUTH
Ya gotta chuckle at this... (regardless if you know who Jean Cretin is)
Jean Chrétien was visiting an elementary school, and the 4th grade class he sat through began a discussion related to words and their meanings.
The teacher asked the Prime Minister if he would like to lead the class in a discussion of the word tragedy."
So, Jean asked the class for an example of a tragedy.
One boy stood up and said, "If my best friend who lives next door is playing in the street and a car comes along and runs him over, that would be a tragedy."
No," said Chrétien, "that would be an accident."
A girl raised her hand and said, "If a school bus carrying 50 children drove off a cliff, killing everyone on board, that would be a tragedy."
I'm afraid not," the Prime Minister said. "That's what we would call a Great Loss."
The room went silent. No other children volunteered. Prime Minister Chrétien searched the room and asked, "Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?"
Finally, way in the back of the room, Johnny raised his hand, and in a quiet voice, he said, "If the Canadian Forces plane carrying Mr. and Mrs. Chrétien was struck by a missile and blown up to smithereens, THAT would be a tragedy."
“That's right! And can you tell me WHY that would be a tragedy?” asked the Prime Minister.
“Well,” Johnny said, “because it wouldn't be an accident and it sure as hell wouldn't be a Great Loss...”
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Re: OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES...
« Reply #1 on: Jan 22nd, 2003, 2:32pm » |
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LMAO Grant. I know a lot of folks who would pay good money to be the one to push that missile button!!
Gotta love our Slime Minister, huh? NOT.
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