Bill Clinton is visiting a school. In one class, he
asks the students if anyone can give him an example of
a "tragedy".
One little boy stands up and offers that "If my best
friend who lives next door was playing in the street
when a car came along and killed him, that would
be a tragedy."
"No," Clinton says, "That would be an ACCIDENT."
A girl raises her hand. "If a schoolbus carrying fifty
children drove off a cliff, killing everyone
involved... that would be a tragedy."
"I'm afraid not," explains Clinton. "That is what we
would call a GREAT LOSS."
The room is silent; none of the other children
volunteer.
"What?" asks Clinton, "Isn't there any one here who can
give me an example of a tragedy?"
Finally, a boy in the back raises his hand. In a timid
voice, he speaks:
"If an airplane carrying Bill and Hillary Clinton were
blown up by a bomb, that would be a tragedy."
"Wonderful!" Clinton beams. "Marvelous! 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 would be no great loss!"
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-if you have to ask get out of the way-
Have you ever been stopped by a traffic cop and, while he was
writing a ticket or giving you a warning, you got the feeling that
he would just love to yank you out of the car, right through the
window, and smash your face into the front fender?...
