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A President Joke....

The President was visiting a primary school and he visited one of the classes. They were in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings. The teacher asked the President if he would like to lead the discussion on the word "tragedy".

So the illustrious leader asked the class for an example of a "tragedy".

One little boy stood 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," said the President, "that would be an accident."

A little girl raised her hand and said, "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 president. "That's what we would call a great loss."

The room went silent. No other children volunteered. The President searched the room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?"

Finally, at the back of the room, a small boy raised his hand...and in a quiet voice he said, "If Air Force One was carrying you and Mrs. President and was struck by a "friendly fire" missile and blown to smithereens, then that would be a tragedy."

"Fantastic!" exclaimed the President. "That's right. And can you tell me why that would be tragedy?"

The boy replied, "Well, it has to be a tragedy, because it certainly wouldn't be a great loss and it probably wouldn't be an accident either!!!"