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Subject: Another Duby classic

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Trixta (UK)

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Date Posted: 14:13:48 12/05/04 Sun
In reply to: Ed Harris (Venezia) 's message, "Dubya Humor Watch #2" on 17:12:44 12/01/04 Wed

On the subject...

Pilfered (and paraphrased) from the Daily Record:

Bush visits a school class in Florida (?) and sits in on the English class. The current topic is the definition of the word Tragedy, which Dubya gets to judge.

Kid 1 steps forward and says that were he (the kid) to fall off his bike, this would be a tragedy. No, says Bush, that would be an accident.

Kid 2 steps forward and says that were a busload of schoolkids to plunge into a ravine, that would be a tragedy. Not so, says Bush, that would be a great loss.

Kid 3 steps forward and says that were Air Force One to crash into the ground, killing Mr. & Mrs. Pres. that would be a tragedy.
Well done, says Bush. And why would that be a tragedy? he goes on to ask.
Kid 3: Because it wouldn't be a great loss and probably wouldn't be an accident.

:-)

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Author: Ed Harris (Venezia) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 14:29:24 12/05/04 Sun I believe that Disraeli was once asked to distinguish between a misfortune and a calamity. Straight off the cuff, he said, "If Mr Gladstone were to fall into the Thames, that would be a misfortune. If someone were to pull him out again, that would be a calamity." [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

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