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> Tony Blair was visiting a school the other day when a Teacher asked the
> Prime Minister if he would like to lead in a discussion on the word
> "Tragedy". So the PM asked the class for an example of "Tragedy".
>
> One little boy stood up and said, "If my best friend, who lives on a farm,
>
> is playing in a field and a tractor runs him over and kills him, that
> would
> be a tragedy."
>
> "No," said Blair, "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 the Dear Leader, "that would be a great loss."
>
> The room went silent. No other children volunteered. Blair looked all
> round
> 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 and in a
> quiet
> voice 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."
>
> "Fantastic!" exclaimed Blair. "And can you tell me why that would be a
> tragedy?"
> "Well," said the boy, "It has to be a tragedy as it certainly wouldn't be
> a
> great loss and it probably wasn't an accident either!"
> Prime Minister if he would like to lead in a discussion on the word
> "Tragedy". So the PM asked the class for an example of "Tragedy".
>
> One little boy stood up and said, "If my best friend, who lives on a farm,
>
> is playing in a field and a tractor runs him over and kills him, that
> would
> be a tragedy."
>
> "No," said Blair, "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 the Dear Leader, "that would be a great loss."
>
> The room went silent. No other children volunteered. Blair looked all
> round
> 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 and in a
> quiet
> voice 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."
>
> "Fantastic!" exclaimed Blair. "And can you tell me why that would be a
> tragedy?"
> "Well," said the boy, "It has to be a tragedy as it certainly wouldn't be
> a
> great loss and it probably wasn't an accident either!"
