"Tragedy"

[Conghaileach]

President George Bush is visiting an elementary school one day and
he visits one of the classes. They are in the middle of a discussion
related to words and their meanings. The teacher asks the President
if he would like to lead the class in the discussion of the word, "tragedy."
So the illustrious leader asks the class for an example of a "tragedy."
One little boy stands up and offers, "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," says Bush, "that would be an ACCIDENT."
A little girl raises her hand: "If a school bus carrying 50 children
drove off a cliff, killing everyone involved, that would be a tragedy."
"I'm afraid not," explains Mr. President. "That's what we would
call a GREAT LOSS."
The room goes silent. No other children volunteer. President
Bush searches the room. "Isn't there someone here who can give
me an example of a tragedy?"
Finally, way in the back of the room, a small boy raises his hand. In
a quiet voice he says, "If Air Force One, carrying Mr. & Mrs. Bush,
were struck by a missile and blown up to smithereens, by a
terrorist like Osama bin Laden, that would be a tragedy."
"Fantastic," exclaims Bush, "that's right. And can you tell me
WHY that would be a TRAGEDY?"
"Well," says the boy, "because it wouldn't be an accident, and
it certainly wouldn't be a great loss."

[T H mjd]

:cool: lol

[chamo]

lmao I like it!!11!

[Panamarisen]

:biggrin:

HASTA LA VICTORIA SIEMPRE!

[Doshka]

HAHA amazing..i read the same one a week ago only sharon was the one in it...i wish those were real...that would be hillariouse..though ape-boy probably wouldnt get it...thickhead

[Beccie]

HAHAHA. That is the funniest thing I have read in a while :)

[Dhul Fiqar]

LOL, that is a good one. Here's another I saw the other day:

While visiting England, George W. Bush is invited to tea with the Queen. He asks her what her leadership philosophy is. She says that it is to surround herself with intelligent people. He asks how she knows if they're intelligent.

"I do so by asking them the right questions," says the Queen. "Allow me to demonstrate."

She phones Tony Blair and says, "Mr. Prime Minister. Please answer this question: Your mother has a child, and your father has a child, and this child is not your brother or sister. Who is it?"

Tony Blair responds, "It's me, ma'am."

"Correct. Thank you and good-bye, sir," says the Queen. She hangs up and says, "Did you get that, Mr. Bush?"

"Yes ma'am. Thanks a lot. I'll definitely be using that!"

Upon returning to Washington, he decides he'd better put the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to the test. He summons Jesse Helms to the White House and says, "Senator Helms, I wonder if you can answer a question for me."

"Why, of course, sir. What's on your mind?"

"Uh, your mother has a child, and your father has a child, and this child is not your brother or your sister. Who is it?"

Helms hems and haws and finally asks, "Can I think about it and get back to you?" Bush agrees, and Helms leaves. He immediately calls a meeting of other senior senators, and they puzzle over the question for several hours, but nobody can come up with an answer. Finally, in desperation, Helms calls Colin Powell at the State Department and explains his problem.

"Now look here Colin Powell, your mother has a child, and your father has a child, and this child is not your brother, or your sister. Who is it?" Powell answers immediately, "It's me, of course, you dumb ass."

Much relieved, Helms rushes back to the White House and exclaims, "I know the answer, sir! I know who it is! It's Colin Powell!" And Bush replies in disgust, "Wrong, you dumb ass, It's Tony Blair!"

[chamo]

LMAO!! :biggrin:

[Non-Sectarian Bastard!]

LooL.

[legot]

rofl

[Bored of Education]

I haven't laughed that hard in literally months. http://www.aberdeen-music.com/forums/images/smilies/laugh.gif

But one thing I didn't get was how the 9/11 attacks can be termed a "tragedy" by Bush, when he'd just dismiss it as a "GREAT LOSS" in accordance with this joke.

(Edited by Bored of Education at 6:13 pm on Jan. 20, 2003)