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Tony Blair was visiting a school; the teacher asked the PM if he would like to lead
the discussion on the word "Tragedy", so our illustrious leader asked the class for
an example of a tragedy.
A little boy puts his hand 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", says Blair, "That would be an accident".
A little girl puts up her hand and says, "If a school bus carrying 50 children crashed
over the edge of a cliff, killing everyone on board, that would be a tragedy".
"I` am afraid not, that is what we would call a great loss", replied Blair.
The room fell silent......"Isn't there anyone that can give me an example of a
tragedy?" asked Blair. Finally at the back of the room, Little Johnny raised his hand
and said.
"If an aircraft carrying you Mr Blair, was struck by a "friendly-fire" missile and was blown to smithereens, that would be a tragedy".
"Excellent!" exclaims Blair, adding, "That's right, and can you tell me why it would
be a tragedy?"
"Well", says Little Johnny, "It has to be a tragedy, cos it certainly wouldn't be a
great loss, and it probably wouldn't be a 'kin accident either!"
the discussion on the word "Tragedy", so our illustrious leader asked the class for
an example of a tragedy.
A little boy puts his hand 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", says Blair, "That would be an accident".
A little girl puts up her hand and says, "If a school bus carrying 50 children crashed
over the edge of a cliff, killing everyone on board, that would be a tragedy".
"I` am afraid not, that is what we would call a great loss", replied Blair.
The room fell silent......"Isn't there anyone that can give me an example of a
tragedy?" asked Blair. Finally at the back of the room, Little Johnny raised his hand
and said.
"If an aircraft carrying you Mr Blair, was struck by a "friendly-fire" missile and was blown to smithereens, that would be a tragedy".
"Excellent!" exclaims Blair, adding, "That's right, and can you tell me why it would
be a tragedy?"
"Well", says Little Johnny, "It has to be a tragedy, cos it certainly wouldn't be a
great loss, and it probably wouldn't be a 'kin accident either!"
