George W. Bush was visiting a middle school and the teacher was teaching the kids about various words and their meanings. She asked President Bush if he could discuss the word tragedy. He said "Sure"

The president asked the students if they could give him an example of s tragedy. One little boy raided his hand and said, "My best friend lives on a farm and if he was out in the field playing and got run over by a tractor and killed, that would be tragedy." The president said that hat would be an accident.

Next a little girl stood up and said, If a school bus full of kids ran off the side of the mountain and they were all killed, that would be a tragedy." The president said, "No, that would be a great loss."

Nobody said anything for a little bit and the president asked if anybody else could give him an example of a tragedy. Finally Little Johnny at the back of the room raised his hand and said "If you and Mrs. Bush were on Air Force One and it was hit by a friendly fire missile and blown to bits and you were both killed, that would be a tragedy." Mr Bush said "Yes that certainly would be a tragedy. Can you tell me WHY that would be a tragedy." Little Johnny said,"Well it would HAVE to be a TRAGEDY because it sure as hell wouldn't be a GREAT LOSS and it probably wouldn't be an ACCIDENT."

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